The Life of Beca Mitchell

by callmeRy

This is a story of Beca's life after Barden. The ups and downs, and everything in between. Ten years after Barden, Beca thought that she had had everything she needed in her life. Her perfect life. A dream job, a loving girlfriend, a lot of money, and a group of friends. But what if the past she left behind comes back to bite her in the ass? Yep. We'll roll with that what if.

34. Another Leap of Faith

Hey, Folks. I know it's been more than two weeks, but this chapter is so long. I needed times to edit and correct the grammar. Though I think I still made so many mistakes. So sorry in advance. English isn't my first language.

First, as always, thank you all of the readers, the followers, the people who favor, and the reviewers.

For RJRMovieFan. Thank you :) About what comes next, I will explain in the endnote.

For JC. Thank you :) Oh, there will be a fight between Emily and Aubrey. I'll explain more in the endnote.

For a Guest who asked why Beca settled with Kit Kat when she could have Rocher. The whole point of the conversations about candies and chocolate is that, sometimes when you lost something, you lost it. You can either live with what you have, or keep on complaining about the lost thing. It's not about choosing whichever that made Beca happy. It's about Beca learning to be happy with the consequences that come from whichever decision she'll make :)

For xxpumnkinqueenxx, I'll just pat your back sympathetically :)

For Lasleonas007. Well, some of Beca's friends agree with you. You'll get the whole explanations of how Beca came down from walking the memory lane of her whole life to that decision. She will explain it to her closest friends in this chapter. And about there's no way Chloe can be in love with Beca for more than a decade based on real life relationship. I think it depends. It's not strange to hear some stories where high school friends who haven't met in years, they met again, and apparently are still in love with each other. And in Chloe's case for this story, it's a bit in a grey area. It'll be mentioned in this chapter. Anyway, I always appreciate elaborated reviews with details. It gave me more understanding of how you think about the story. So, thank you for saying your peace. Ps. Read the endnote. I've got more up my sleeves. This isn't the end end, my friend :)

For a Guest who didn't see it coming. You sensed right. Read the endnote, dude :)

For AmbiguousKnight47. First, I'm not mad at all. I understand why you feel that way. And thank you for backing me up :) About Beca's decision, she herself will explain it to her closest friends in this chapter. Because just like you and some other readers, Beca's friends also have the same concerns. About the Kit Kat and Rocher, you can read the explanation I gave to a Guest who had the same question above. Ps. Read the endnote.

For Guest Unknown who thought that Beca didn't end up with Ashley was a total fail. I'm sure you're not the only one who think that way. So, I'll just pat your back sympathetically :)

For Gizlby. Chloe will find out about the agreement, and Beca will find out about Ashley being there for her when the night terror happened. I guarantee you that. I'm saving it for a more dark and twisty situation. Ps. Read the endnote. Thank you :)

Now, let's go back to the story. In the last chapter, after so many, many ups and downs, Beca finally decided to marry Chloe. You will get Beca's explanation in this chapter. This is the longest chapter ever, because this is the last one. Read the endnote for more explanations. There are so many emotions in this chapter, and I think most of you might be confused of how to feel in the end. Let me know.

I put several songs in this chapter. There's Infinity who originally being sung by 1D, but for the context of this chapter, if you want to listen to it, you can try finding the cover by Rolluphills on youtube. The cover by Caleb and Kelsey is also pretty cool. I also put Love Will Set You Free by Kodaline and Start of Something Good by Daughtry. Then A Thousand Years Part II originally being sung by Christina Perry featuring Steve Kazee. I couldn't find any acapella cover for the part II, but if you want to hear the acapella version for the part I, I found a quite decent one by Shirsha Chakraborty. The last song would be Just The Way You Are, originally being sung by Bruno Mars, but for the context of this chapter, I prefer the cover by Boyce Avenue.

I don't own Pitch Perfect, nor most of the characters, neither the songs. I hope you enjoy :)

Ps. There's a smut in this chapter. As usual, I've put signs for you who are not comfortable with reading one.

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Tuesday, March 13th 2026: After The Real Yes.

After Chloe's tears subside, Beca breaks the hug and wipes the tears on the redhead's cheeks with her thumbs. With a light smile, she says, "Your cheeks and nose are as red as your hair now."

Chloe lets out a damp chuckles and leans forward to kiss her fiancé gently on the lips. Then she rests her forehead onto Beca's and whispers, "You love it. You love the color red."

"Damn right I do." Beca smirks as she pulls away and sits on the couch again.

While picking up her cup of milk, the redhead says, "I remember that your favorite color back in college was green. You said that in a certain Chinese dialect, star is being pronounced in the same way with the color green."

"Yep." The DJ sips her milk. "In Hokkien. Ché."

"How in the world could you know that?" The redhead asks in comic surprise.

Beca shrugs, "I like stars, and I have internet access."

Chloe chuckles and says, "You, star freak."

"Proudly am." The DJ smirks smugly and sips her milk.

"So, why did it change into red?"

"Time changed." Beca says nonchalantly. "My favorite color changed." Suddenly, she feels a light tingling sensation in her left chest, and she rubs in immediately. Her eyebrows are furrowed, because she knows that it's not the good kind of tingling.

"What is it, Babe?" Chloe asks worriedly.

The DJ loosens her tensed eyebrows and looks at her fiancé. "Nothing. Come on. Let's get ready for work."

Chloe simply smiles, and then the two of them go back into the apartment.

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Studio.

Since she arrives at the office, Beca has been staying in one of the recording studios. She's recording two songs. One song is the one she wrote on the night she started smoking again, and the other song is Love Will Set You Free by Kodaline.

At 10.00 AM, Donna walks into the studio and exclaims angrily, "I think you owe me some explanation, Monkey!"

Beca looks up and puts her guitar aside before taking off her headphone. Upon seeing how angry Donna seems to be, she rolls her eyes and says, "Ashley told you."

"Of course!" The redhead stands in front of the DJ with both hands on her hips. "What the hell were you thinking?!"

"I stopped, Donna." Beca says calmly. "Last night after meeting her, she talked me out of it. Well, kind of. The point is, after I met her, I felt so much better. So, I threw all of my cigarettes away. I don't smoke anymore."

Donna sighs in relief, but she's still showing her angry face. "You better, young lady. Or I'm going to choke you with four packs of cigarette all at once. If you want to die, I'm gonna help you speed up the process."

Beca scoffs while rolling her eyes again. "I won't smoke again, Mom."

Still seems annoyed, Donna says, "She didn't mean to snitch on you. Well, she did. But she just wanted to make sure that I could scold you to set your mind straight."

"I know."

Donna sits down on the chair across from the DJ and says with her voice soften, "I know you're going through a hard time, Monkey. But hurting yourself isn't the way to get out of it."

"I know."

With a warning look, the redhead firmly says, "Knowing doesn't mean anything if it doesn't stop you from doing stupid things."

"I know." Beca says firmly with convincing look. "And promise I'm not gonna do stupid things again."

"Do you mean it this time?" Donna asks with a warning look.

"I do." The DJ nods.

Donna simply sighs in half-annoyance.

Suddenly, Beca remembers about the tingling sensation in her chest this morning. "Donna, can you make an appointment with Liv?"

"Of course." Donna seems worried now. "What is it? Something wrong with your heart?"

"I'm sure it's nothing." The DJ says nonchalantly. "It's just... this morning, I felt a bit of tingling sensation. I just wanted to check. Besides, it's nearly my time to do the medical check-up anyway."

"I'll make an appointment for you tomorrow." The redhead says hurriedly. "It means you need to do fasting tonight at least for ten hours."

"I know." Beca says. "And can you call Harvey and Emily to have lunch together this afternoon? There's something I want to tell all of you. I already called Patrick and Troian."

"A grand meeting?" Donna asks with her eyebrows furrowed. "What's happening? You're okay, right?"

"I'm fine." Beca says. "I just have some news that I want to tell all of you."

"What news?"

"I'll tell you at lunch."

"Fine." Donna says. "I'll call them now. See you at lunch, Monkey."

"Yea."

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Lunch.

Beca has invited Harvey, Donna, Patrick, and Emily to have lunch in her office. Troian is supposed to be there too, but the tall drink of water can't leave PLL's set. The DJ's intention is of course to tell them about her decision. They're sitting on the couch in Beca's office. After they're done eating, she explains about the whole event last night.

When the story is over, the DJ nods absentmindedly and says with an awkward grimace, "So... I'm getting married. With Chloe. And we're going to the fertility clinic at 3 PM today. And we're gonna buy the house next to The Posen-Conrad's."

Her best friends spend the next minute staring at her with wide eyes and slacked jaw. The DJ herself simply waits awkwardly with her eyes wide and a tight-lipped smile, rocking her body back and forth lightly on her seat. Eventually, someone cracks.

With dumbfounded look, Donna says, "Monkey, not that I will stop loving you, but have gone crazy? Or has something snapped in your brain?"

Beca chuckles and says, "No, I haven't gone crazy. And nothing's snapped in my brain."

"Are you sure?" Patrick asks while pressing the back of his hand on the DJ's forehead, and Beca bats his hand right away. "I'm just checking if you're having a high fever."

"I'm not." Beca rolls her eyes.

"But just this morning you promised me that you'd never do stupid things again." The redhead says in disbelief.

"I just..." Beca seems to find it hard to explain everything. Nevertheless, she should at least try. Therefore, she takes a deep breath and says, "From the very beginning, I knew that I'm in this relationship for the long haul anyway. It's not like I planned to break up with Chloe. If I had planned to break up with her, I wouldn't have been in a relationship with her at all. And eventually, the wedding, the living together, the starting a family will happen. So... why wait? I gave it a thought, and... I chose to do it. Happily."

"Are you sure that you're ready?" Donna asks with upset look. "Don't you think that maybe Chloe coerced you into this? And it sounded a lot like that, by the way. Even though I started to see that she could be good for you, I swear to God, I will smack her crazy head so hard for forcing you into doing this. Including Aubrey's and the other Bellas', except for Emily's."

"Well..." Beca shrugs. "I've told you. When she asked... she was terrified. But after that, she didn't push me anymore. I was the one who made the decision. And it has nothing to do with... her outburst. I weighed all the pros and cons, and... everything led to this."

"Bu- but you're still in love with Ashley." Emily stutters, still finds it hard to believe any of this.

"I am." The DJ says without hesitation. "So what?"

"So what?" Patrick bites. "You're gonna marry someone when you're still in love with someone else. That's the huge what."

"Moving on takes time." The petite brunette says nonchalantly. "I know that. I've been there before. It took me years to get over Chloe. Even when I was in a relationship with Ashley, I wasn't sure if I had completely moved on from her. Not until the kiss anyway. Besides, I love Chloe, and Ashley has moved on. This way, everybody win."

Donna scoffs, "You know that there's no such thing, right?"

"Huh?" The tiny brunette responds in confusion.

"There's no such thing as a win win solution, Monkey." The redhead says. "It's always win lose. And in this case, I only see you losing. Are you sure this isn't your guilty feeling talking?"

Beca sighs deeply and says, "It could be. But I'm sure that it's also because I love Chloe."

"Sorry, Pop. But..." Emily grimaces apologetically. "But you're not staying with Chloe just because you think you won't be able to get Ashley back, right? Because it's a very wrong excuse to marry someone."

"Of course not." The DJ seems offended. "Look. I know this is hard to believe. And frankly, I'm still on my way to convince myself too. But I can see it, you know."

"See what?" Donna bites. "You, sulking around and yelling at everybody because you're unhappy? Or you, going crazy for marrying the wrong person who's so far only cares about herself? Or you, dying because of another heart attack?"

Beca rolls her eyes, sighing deeply before she explains, "I'm starting to see the big picture of my life. You know, how I got through hard phases and became stronger than before; how things changed, and nothing ever went as planned. Literally nothing. I planned on going to LA, and not to college; yet I did go to college. I planned to stay only for a year, but I ended up getting my degree. I planned on making it big and..." She clears her throat. "Made Mom proud, but... she passed away too soon. I didn't plan to join a cult, yet I joined one, and became a captain for four years."

"The cult you're saying, it's called Bella." Emily states with bored look.

"Yea, yea." The DJ rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance. "I planned to tell Chloe about my feelings back in college, yet I didn't. I planned to spend the rest of my life alone and never open up, but it didn't happen. I planned not to be involved romantically with anybody, yet somehow, I wanted to marry Ashley, and then that plan also rolled down the hill."

"What are you trying to say?" Patrick asks.

Beca takes a deep breath again and says, "I've been at the highest and the lowest points in my life. It was all unexpected. And as hard as it was, it all worked out in the end. All of my mistakes, all of my scars, it doesn't matter anymore. Because it led me to something more. To Chloe and the Bella, to all of you, then to Ashley, and now back to Chloe again. Right now, I just... I don't want to get in a way when it's all working out. So, I'm done planning. No more planning, no more hoping, no more wanting. I'll just live with what I have now. I can be a person who doesn't want to know where this is going, and can still be happy about it."

"Monkey..." Donna argues stubbornly. "This isn't the same. The major changes in your life happened because of love. You stayed in college because you loved the Bella. You ended up with Ashley and wanted to marry her, it was also because you loved her. You held on to those things because you loved them."

"And also because I took a chance." Beca says certainly. "I used to think that love is about holding on. And thanks to Ashley, I learnt to see it in another way. After seeing her last night, I remembered what brought me here; to the person I am today. It's because sometimes, and most of the times, love means letting go. Letting go of my fear, letting go of my ego, and even letting go of love itself. That's what she showed me." She holds up her left hand to show the tattoo on it. "So, me marrying Chloe, it's just another leap of faith I'm taking."

With a worried look, the youngest Bella sighs heavily and says, "But Pop, just a couple of days ago... you were so miserable. Instead of taking another leap of faith moment, I think this is more like in the spur of the moment kind of thing."

"Before yesterday, I was so terrified." Beca explains patiently. "I was scared of..." She smiles bitterly with her eyes slightly teary. "I was scared of losing Ashley's love. I mean, I've lost her on the day I chose to be with Chloe, but I knew that she still loved me. Losing her love just became real after seeing her picture with Shay. Then I met her and... I realized that, no matter with whom we end up with, it couldn't change the fact that we had the best six years of our lives together; that somehow, even after we broke up, our love remains. And now, I can't change the fact that she has moved on. I can't change the fact that it's not me for her anymore. And I can't change the fact that... we've made our decision. It has happened. So, instead of fighting the universe, trying to change what I've done, which I'm so tired to do already, I'll just... go with it as it is, and let universe play it out."

Patrick is turning the gear in his brain so fast, considering if he should tell the DJ that Ashley is still in love with her. However, he can't know for sure without asking Ashley first. "Sorry, got to call work. I'll be back." Without waiting for any response, he walks out of the office.

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Patrick dials Ashley's number fast.

"What's up, Pats?"

"Ash, I need you to listen to me. I don't have much time, and I need you to answer fast."

"Shoot."

"If Beca leaves Chloe for you, will you take her back?"

"What kind of question is that?"

The blonde sounds upset. Nevertheless, Patricks insists, "It's hypothetical. Just answer it."

"She's not coming back to me, Pats. Why are you asking me this?" Ashley's voice has gone up one octave.

"I said, what if." Patrick says stubbornly. "If, she comes back to you, will you take her back?" Then he hears a long sighing from the other side.

"No."

Patrick doesn't know why he feels upset, but he raises his voice. "Why? Why wouldn't you?"

"You said what if. Why are you upset?"

"Because I still need an honest answer."

"No, Pats."

"Why?"

"Why are you pushing me?"

"I'm not pushing you. I just want to know why you won't go back to her even though you're still in love with her."

"If I give you an honest answer, promise me that you will never bring this up again."

"Promise."

The blonde man can hear another sigh, and he can tell that Ashley is annoyed from being pushed.

"Because Chloe is in her life. No matter whom she ends up with, if it's not with Chloe, things will stay the same. Even if Beca broke up with Chloe and came back to me, I don't think we could have a healthy relationship. Chloe will cling to her all the time. What do you think will happen if Beca and I get back together while the sole person who has always held her back in everything is sulking around us, clouding our life? It will hurt not only me, but also Beca to be in between Chloe and me. Beca will always be torn, and I will feel helpless because I will never push her to choose. More importantly, Chloe will feel like the universe is not treating her fairly. You've heard the stories. She thinks she is the victim. She has to be. Why do you think her friends keep on pushing Beca to relent? Even Junk is powerless. For them, it's like Beca owes her life to Chloe."

"Don't think about Chloe for a second. Think about you and Beca."

"Do you think I broke up with her to save Chloe? You have never been so wrong, Pats. I broke up with her to keep our sanity. Beca's and mine. If Beca hadn't chosen to go back to her, Chloe would've tried to kill herself again. I'm certain of that. And if it had happened, Beca and I wouldn't be happy either. I didn't do it for Chloe, Pats. My conscience was clear. I did it for us. For Beca and I. And Beca knew it. That's why she chose Chloe in the end."

"Are you sure you won't come back to her?" Patrick is pleading now.

"One hundred percent sure. Besides, if we had wanted to get back together, we would have done it when I met her at the beach house last year on my birthday. But we didn't. Because it wasn't the right thing to do. I knew it. She knew it."

"Even if Beca breaks up with Chloe either it's for you or not, you won't get back with her? You will let her be with someone else?"

It takes almost a minute until Ashley answers, "Yes. Her breaking up with Chloe won't change the fact that Chloe is back in her life..." She sighs heavily. "Chloe demands undivided attention and love from her, Pats. She stayed three more years in college for Beca, trying to kill herself twice, leaving her fiancé instantly after kissing Beca. Sabotaging her own life in that way is..."

When Ashley can't finish the sentence, Patrick does it for her. "Crazy."

"I didn't say that. But it's... unusual and unhealthy. Even in the name of love. This feeling Chloe has for her, it's not only love, Pats. For something like this, we have a specific term to describe it. It's called obsession. If Chloe never gets over this obsession, whomever it is that Beca ends up with, as long as Chloe is in her life, Beca will always be unhappy. And the person who ends up with her will suffer the same misery. I love Beca. I love her enough to save us from this endless pain."

"But what if Beca is unhappy with Chloe? You know she started smoking again, Ash."

"Did she tell you? Is she still smoking?"

"She told me over a phone call this morning." Patrick replies. "But no. She's not smoking anymore since she met you last night. She said she stopped because of you."

Then he hears a long sighing from the other side, a relieved one.

"Since I couldn't smack her head myself anymore, I told on her to Donna this morning. Thank God, she has stopped."

"But, Ash..." Patrick says in frustration. "She's hurting for losing you. Do you have the heart to leave her like this? To let her stay with Chloe and suffer alone? You don't feel like saving her from making the biggest mistake in her life?"

"What biggest mistake?"

Patrick becomes frantic, and he hurriedly says, "Nothing. I was talking about her decision to say yes to Chloe even though they've only been together for four months."

Ashley sighs again. "It's her decision, Pats."

Upon hearing his best friend's defeated voice, Patrick sighs heavily too.

"I can't make the decision for both of us. If she chooses to marry Chloe..." She sighs again. "I can't change it. And she has made that decision. I know she's not happy about it, but... I believe in her, Pats. I believe that she'll come out of this better than ever. She has gotten over worse than this. She knows her limit. You see why Donna and Harvey haven't interfere in their relationship? It's because they have faith in her. You'll know that you need to do something if Donna has come in between the two of them."

"But Donna is doing something already, and it's not working." Patrick mutters under his breath worriedly.

"Come again?"

"Nothing." Patrick sighs heavily. "I will only ask you this one more time. Are you really, really, really, reallysure that you don't want to go back to Beca even if she breaks up with Chloe?"

"I want to." Ashley sounds frustrated. "I do. But I won't. And I can't. Letting her go is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. And even now, I'm completely sure I haven't moved on from her yet. When I saw her last night, she seemed so broken. And I... I wanted to hug her, to kiss the pain away, to tell her that it'll be okay. But I couldn't, and I didn't. If I had done that, I would have wronged her in an excuse of loving her. And you know it's selfish. I love her so much, but I can't let this love destroy our lives. Her and mine. So, as hard as it is, I'm taking the high road. This is the hardest lesson I've ever had to learn in my life so far. After the pain I've been through, I don't think I have the strength to learn it from the beginning all over again. And I'm sure Beca feels the same."

Knowing that he has lost the fight, Patrick sighs in defeat and says, "Okay then. I'm sorry to bother you with this silly matter."

"You are forgiven this time. But if you ever bring this up again, I'll smack you so hard on the head, you're gonna have to postpone your wedding to recover."

Patrick chuckles dryly and says, "Thanks for not smacking my head this time."

"You're welcome. Break is over. I've got to go back to work."

"Say hi from me to Troian."

"Okay. Bye, Pats."

Patrick ends the phone call and sighs heavily. He didn't expect this. He thought that Ashley would have taken the first chance to get back with Beca. Again, he had never been so wrong. Just as he's about to go back into the office, his phone rings, and he picks up without looking at the caller's ID, hoping that it's Ashley changing her mind.

"What the hell did you do?!" It's not Ashley's voice, but his fiancé's. "After coming back from taking a phone call from you, Ashley started crying."

"I'm sorry, Babe. I did it to save the universe from another apocalypse, but I failed. I will explain it to you at home."

"You're lucky I have to go back to work. We will talk about this tonight."

"Okay. I love you."

"And you're lucky I love you too."

Patrick chuckles and says, "I am. See you at home, Babe."

"See you at home."

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Meanwhile in the office, Donna and Emily are still trying to reassure that Beca knows what she's doing.

"Monkey..." Donna pleads. "You can stay with Chloe. But it doesn't mean you have to do those things right away. You can wait until you're completely sure that you've moved on from Ashley."

"I don't know when that will happen." Beca says casually. "It can be tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or in a year, or maybe two years, or maybe never. Then what? I'm supposed to make Chloe wait? Maybe Aubrey was right. I will fall back in love with Chloe. All I need is time, and this will end up like it should've been a long time ago. For now, I might not have a whole heart for Chloe, but I'm sure I have time to give. So, time it is that I'm giving. And half of my heart. At least until I can give it to her completely."

"And if you never reach the point where you love her whole-heartily?" Donna asks.

Beca is taken aback. She purses her lips while tapping her fingers on her thighs.

"See?" Emily says. "You can't do this to yourself, Pop. You want to stay with Chloe, then stay with her. But to get married, moving in to the house next to Aubrey's, and starting a family all at the same time, I don't think it's something you can handle right now. And Chloe has given you an out from those things. You don't have to do this."

Still, the DJ remains silent. She doesn't say anything even until Patrick comes back into the office five minutes later. Eventually, she takes a deep breath and calmly says, "There was a time I never thought that I would come to a point where I wanted to marry someone, let alone to have a family. But I did. Things change in time."

"Monkey..." Donna pleads with worried look.

With an understanding smile, the DJ says, "I know all of you love me, and want what's best for me. But I'm trying to take this matter into my hands. With all of the pressures and demands, I just want to put it all to an end. And then maybe I can see everything more clearly. I'm giving myself a chance to embrace the unexpected. I've told you, this is just another leap of faith. I know it will take some time. But everything will work out in the end. I'm starting to believe that... this could be the start of something good."

"Good for what?" Patrick asks.

"For whom to be exact." Emily corrects.

"For me." Beca says. "You know, learning to be a responsible adult, dealing with my problems in a way that I know is right, facing the consequences of my decisions at the front line. None of us know where this is going. All we can do is guessing. This might lead to something better, or maybe worse. But I'm seeing this as a challenge; that I will come out of it better than ever, no matter what will happen. So, this is a start of something good for me." She looks at the youngest Bella. "You said so yourself, Em. We make our own decision, and we can always choose if we want to be better."

Emily sighs heavily.

Running out of ways to convince the DJ, Donna turns to look at her husband and says, "Love, you've been too quiet. Please say something, or do something. We can't let Monkey do this to herself."

From the beginning of the talk, Harvey simply looks at the DJ with unreadable expression. After his wife asked him to say something, he leans toward Beca and says, "You do know that this isn't going to be the last stupid demands Chloe will ask from you, Monkey. If she's as insecure as you just told us, then she will always have reasons to ask for more. Nothing can ever fill the void of insecurities but the insecurity itself."

Beca swallows hard and nods lightly. "She'll get better. The therapy is going well. The yelling is way less, and even with me being so difficult lately, she didn't relapse. She only asked me to do this because... she was afraid of losing me."

"Do you remember what I said on the phone the day after Chloe tried to kill herself?" The lawyer asks.

"I do." The DJ replies.

"Tell me again." Harvey says calmly.

Beca takes a deep breath and says, "You said, I shouldn't do anything I don't want; that no one could dictate what I wanted to do with my life, and that I'm stupid if I choose to live my life for other people's demands. Especially when the demands come from stupid people, in a stupid situation, because of a stupid act of desperation... And you also said that, if I want to be stupid, then at least I should be stupid in my own terms."

With a light nod, Harvey calmly says, "For me, you getting married, starting a family, and move into the house near some stupid people; all of them are stupid things to do in this stupid situation. And Chloe pushing you to do all of them, is a stupid act of desperation. Just like the suicide attempt. Since it's been months you're pushed by stupid people, you're starting to think like one. So, think again. These stupid things you're about to do, are you doing it for other stupid people's stupid demands?"

"This isn't stupid, Harvey." The DJ rolls her eyes. "Chloe might have asked me to do those things as an act of desperation, but she isn't stupid."

"I stand by what I said." Harvey says without hesitation. "But are you doing it in your own stupid terms, or other stupid people's stupid terms?"

Beca rolls her eyes and says, "I'm doing it in my own terms."

After spending half a minute staring into the DJ's eyes, Harvey says, "Okay then. You've made your decision. And as stupid as it is, if you're doing it in your own terms, then I got your stupid back."

Getting a support from Harvey means a lot to the DJ. She smiles and says, "Thank you, Harv."

"Harvey!" Donna scolds.

Harvey holds up his right index finger to cut his wife off before saying toward Beca, "But under some conditions."

Knowing that the conditions isn't going to be easy, Beca cautiously asks, "What are they?"

Harvey says, "First, Chloe has to sign a prenup."

"What?" Beca responds in disbelief.

"Do you think Chloe wants to marry Beca for money?" Emily blurts out, also in disbelief.

"I'm thinking as Beca's lawyer, Emily. Not Chloe's." Harvey says. "And this is my client's best interest."

"But it's like you're hoping that we will get a divorce at some point." The DJ says in upset.

"It's nothing personal, Monkey." The lawyer explains. "Everybody in LA are doing it. And you, have an empire to protect."

"Would you asked Ashley to do the same thing if Beca had married her?" The youngest Bella asks with her arms crossed on her chest. As much as she doesn't like the idea of Beca doing everything for Chloe, she can't let someone else accuse her sister cheaply.

"No." Harvey says in an instant. "Ashley is someone I can trust. But Chloe, she's lucky I trust Beca enough to do those stupid things for her."

"Then it's personal." Emily points out.

Harvey looks at the youngest Bella and nonchalantly says, "I stand corrected then. When it comes to Beca's interest, I can make everything personal. Chloe hasn't earned even an ounce of my trust so far. After every shit she has pulled, she should be thanking her lucky star Donna and I haven't done anything to keep Beca away from her."

"I won't let you do that to her, Harv." Beca says firmly. "And you can't make me."

"Watch me." Harvey says with an undermining smirk. "I don't need to make you do that. I simply have to make Chloe want to do that, and then she'll make you. Judging from all of this fuss, you'll do everything she asks, right? Besides, if money doesn't matter to her, then I'm sure it won't even take a heartbeat for her to sign the papers."

"Harvey..." Beca warns.

"We just want to protect your legacy, Monkey." Donna persuades patiently. "We're not wishing for your marriage to go south. This is just an anticipation."

"Anticipation for what?!" The DJ asks while waving her hands angrily. "That someday she will leave me? That she will stop loving me? Isn't more than a decade prove enough? Do you think I'm gonna regret my decision and ask for a divorce?"

"All of that, and in case you die soon after marrying her." Harvey says without any consolation. "You've started smoking again only after four months of dating her. Who knows how far you will go to ease the despair of marrying that hysterical drama queen? And after a little burn you got this morning, I need to do a precaution."

"You smoked?!" Emily exclaims angrily. She's the only one who just found out.

"I already stopped!" Beca exclaims defensively. "I've told Donna! After meeting Ashley, I threw all of the cigarettes away!"

"You fucking smoked!" Emily snaps at her former captain. "What the hell were you thinking?! Are you fucking retarded?! Are you trying to kill yourself too?!"

"Calm down, kid. I've already stopped, okay?" Beca says to the youngest Bella firmly.

"If you dare to smoke again, I'll kill you. You hear me?" Emily says fiercely. She's indeed angry. After everything she's done to protect the DJ, she just can't believe Beca would do that.

"Okay, okay. Fine." Beca tries to calm her aca-child. "I won't do that again."

Emily huffs angrily but remains silent.

Then the petite brunette turns to look at Harvey and asks with upset manner, "So, what if I die? You'll leave Chloe and my kids without any money while she's grieving?"

"Of course not." Harvey seems offended. "I'm not a monster. If, you have kids with her, then your kids will be taken care of. But the rest of your assets in Lucifer Corps will go to a charity under your name. So, for as long as Lucifer Corps stands, your legacy will live on. I just don't trust Chloe and Aubrey to manage your assets. The last time you updated your will was after the second heart attack. You said half of your assets would fall into Steve's hands if anything should happen to you, and the rest would go to a charity. I'm offering the same thing, but this time, Steve's share will go to your children. If, you have children with Chloe."

"And what about Chloe?" The DJ asks. "If I don't have any kids with her, you'll just hang her out dry?"

"She'll get a reasonable compensation." The lawyer says.

"A reasonable compensation?!" Beca raises her voice. "Are you fucking kidding me now?!"

"If you don't want me to hang her out dry, then don't do stupid reckless things where you can die so suddenly. Simple." Harvey responds casually.

"I won't smoke or drink anymore, Harv." Beca says stubbornly.

"You need to give more than your words to reassure me this time." Harvey says firmly. "Years you were with Ashley, and I didn't have to worry about you. Now you're only with Chloe for a couple of months, and I've been planning a hiding place with a whole new identity for you. If you want to marry her, the two of you have to sign the prenup. That way, you'll think twice before you start to smoke or drink again. If you die for doing those things, you know I will destroy every single bits and pieces of her."

"Fine." The DJ says in annoyance. "I'll do it. Just let me talk to Chloe first. And renew my will. If something actually happens to me, my toys at the mansion, the private island in Greece, the beach house, everything I bought with and for Ashley, you know what to do with them, Harv."

"Of course." Harvey says.

"That's it?" Donna asks in disbelief toward her husband. "You won't stop her from jumping voluntarily into this deathly trap?"

"Harvey, come on." Patrick says in frustration. "You can't let her do that. She's destroying her life for stupid reasons. You said that yourself."

Harvey sighs deeply, but he's firm when he says, "Other than the precautions I give, what else can I do? Kidnap her? Besides, I want to trust Monkey. That she knows what she's doing. Being stupid. But I believe she can handle this." He looks at the DJ with a warning look. "Can you?"

Beca simply nods.

"Okay then." Harvey says. "And secondly, Donna and I have to talk to Chloe before the wedding."

"You want to talk to Chloe?" Emily asks worriedly.

"Of course." The lawyer says, and there's a hint of anger in his voice and face. "I'm going to set her mind right. Beca isn't hers to have. She is our family. We've been taking care of her, loving her, and doing what's best for her in the last eleven years. Compared to us, Chloe is nobody. And don't let me start with your other sisters, Emily. Because I'm sure you don't want to hear what a piece of shit they are."

"No, I don't want to hear it." Emily says hurriedly, knowing that she won't be able to hold herself back from hitting the lawyer if she hears more insults about the Bella, as annoying as her sisters are being right now. "But if something happen to Chloe after you talk to her-"

"Then she's not good enough for Beca." Harvey cuts her off. "If she can't handle a couple lines of warning, then she will never be able to deal with the worst Beca. This stupid asshole needs someone who's strong enough to smack her when she does something wrong. She doesn't need someone to enable her; the way all of you, including Beca right now, are enabling Chloe. I'm not sorry to say, we don't need another Chloe Beale to handle." He turns to the DJ and firmly says, "And this is a warning for you, Monkey. If you turns into an attention seeker bitch just like Chloe for marrying her, I'm gonna kick your stupid ass into a nuthouse. I don't have time for drama and shit."

Beca scoffs and says, "I won't." She knows how harsh Harvey can be. But she also knows how much Harvey cares about her. The man has been the big brother she never had in the last ten years.

"Monkey, I still don't like this idea." Donna says worriedly.

"I know." The DJ smiles sympathetically. "You don't have to like it, Donna. But you are my person. For almost eleven years, I got through the hardest part of my life because I have you. So, will I have you too this time no matter how much you don't like my decision?"

With her cheeks a bit flushed, Donna rolls her eyes and scolds, "Don't be silly, Monkey. Of course you will always have me. Who's going to say I've told you to your face if everything goes wrong?"

Everybody laugh lightly, including the DJ. After the laughter unwind, Beca looks at Patrick and asks, "And you, jackass? You gonna stick with me?"

Patrick rolls his eyes playfully and says, "Like I can find another best friend as stupid as you are, asshole."

Beca chuckles and turns to look at the youngest Bella. Even before she says anything, Emily says, "No need to ask. I will always be your aca-child."

"You have to." The DJ says with a bored look, and Emily simply scoffs while rolling her eyes playfully.

Then the youngest Bella sighs heavily and says to reassure, "So, it's settled then. You want to spend the rest of your life with Chloe."

With a light smile, Beca nods and says, "I will."

"Want or will?" Emily asks with her eyes narrowed.

Beca shrugs and says, "Potato potahto. Tomato tomahto."

The others simply nod understandingly.

"Alright then." Beca grins. "I still don't know when the wedding will be. It could be in two months, or six months, or maybe even by the end of the week. I'll tell you as soon as we decide. But all of you know your parts in my wedding, right?"

"Of course we do." Patrick says certainly. "I'll be in your getaway car, ready to drive you out of the wedding venue the second you got cold feet."

"Then I'll be the one distracting Chloe." Emily says.

"Don't worry about Aubrey Posen." Harvey says. "I'll tackle her onto the ground if I have to. I'm not against punching a crazy bitch who deserves it."

"I'll handle the rest of the Bellas." Donna says.

Beca rolls her eyes in half-annoyance and whines, "Guys, come on. I need you. All of you. I know it might not be easy, but I know I can get through it all as long as I have you. All this time, I don't know if I would come this far it wasn't for you, guys."

"Pop..." Emily coos.

"It's like she just said I love you to us. Twice." Donna mocks wiping the invisible tears by the corner of her eyes.

"Shut up." The DJ mutters shyly.

"Of course you'll have me as your groomsman, dude." Patrick says in mocked annoyance. "Like you can afford another best friend as good as I am."

Beca scoffs and rolls her eyes playfully. "No. It's hard to find another pain in the ass like you."

Patrick punches her shoulder playfully and says, "Troian and I will be there at your wedding, man. Don't worry."

"Yeah." The DJ grins. "I planned to ask Troian to be my bridesmaid."

"She'll be happy to do that." Patrick says.

Donna sighs in defeat and says, "We'll be there for you, Monkey. All of us."

"Absolutely." Emily says. "I'm the aca-child. Can't not showing up at my parents wedding."

Beca smiles in relief and says, "Thank you."

Harvey smiles and says, "Is there anything else you want to talk about?"

"Yea." Beca says. "Can you buy the house next to Stacie's? And put it under Chloe's name. This is not up for a discussion, Harv. The mansion is Ashley's, and it's only fair that this one becomes Chloe's."

"Fair enough." Harvey says.

"Okay then." Beca says. "I think that's all."

"I have to go back to the office. I'll call you after the prenup is ready." Harvey says.

"Thanks, Harv." Beca replies.

"Don't mention it." The lawyer stands up and kisses his wife chastely on the lips. "See you at home, Love."

"I'll see you out." Donna says, and the couple walk out of the DJ's office.

Then Beca looks at the other two and asks, "When do you think is the best time to tell Ashley?"

"You're going to tell her?" Emily asks worriedly.

"Of course." The DJ says certainly. "I just think that..." She sighs deeply. "When I got engaged with her, I told Chloe myself. It's the right thing to do, right?"

"I don't think so." Patrick says certainly.

"Why?" Beca seems confused. "I don't want her to think less about me, dude. I should tell her myself."

"Don't worry about it." Patrick reassures. "I don't think she can think less of you. She'll understand. Just let me and Troian handle this."

"Em?" Beca asks the youngest Bella's opinion.

"I agree with Patrick." Emily says. "Let us tell her, Pop."

After taking half a minute to consider, the DJ sighs in defeat and says, "Fine. I'll leave you to it."

"Okay then." Patrick responds while standing up. "I need to go back to the set, dude. See you around."

"See you around, bud."

"Bye, Patrick."

After Patrick walks out of the room, Beca says to Emily, "Em, I need a favor."

"Shoot."

Beca walks away to sit behind her desk and takes a flash drive out of the drawer before handing it to the youngest Bella. "Can you handle some of my projects? I'm packed. And with the wedding coming up..."

"Sure. No problem at all." Emily takes the item and plugs the flash drive into her phone. "In what folder?"

"New project." The DJ replies while checking emails in her phone.

While waiting for the data getting copied, Emily looks at the folders, and she finds one that pulls her attention. "What's this folder named Fox? It has so many songs in it."

"Just the songs I wrote when I was still with Ashley." Beca says nonchalantly. "It's all about Ashley and my relationship with her in the last six years. Whenever I got inspirations, I just wrote it down and recorded it myself. Some of them were released, some aren't. There are some that I don't want to share."

With her eyebrows furrowed, the youngest Bella mutters, "Fox... Fox... Fox..." She feels like she has heard that name before, and then she remembers. Her eyes widen, and she asks in comic surprise, "Is Fox your pseudo name?"

"Yep."

With her eyes wide, the youngest Bella asks, "So... Way Back Into Love? You wrote that?"

"Yep."

"I See The Light in Tangled?"

The DJ gives her a tight-lipped smile and retorts, "Why do you think I like Rapunzel in that animation so much? I read the script, and I had the song. So, I offered them."

"Oh."

"But it was a long time ago." Beca says casually while setting her desk. "I hadn't even come out yet. I was still DJ M, and I wasn't thrilled putting my name in any movie productions. So, I used the name Fox."

"And there are two new files in it." Emily looks up from the screen at her former captain. "You recorded two new songs today?"

"Yep." Beca replies. "Those two are my last piece, Em. The last songs I wrote about Ashley. This is what Ashley would call a closure. After this, I won't do that anymore. No more song for my ex."

Emily nods absentmindedly and asks, "Do you mind if I listen to them?"

Beca shakes her head. "Go ahead."

The youngest Bella hits play and listens to the songs. When the songs are over, she says, "It's beautiful, Pop. Especially the cover of Love Will Set You Free. If I may know, why so suddenly you sang that song?"

Beca pulls out her wallet from her messenger bag and takes out a piece of paper from it. Then she shows the paper to Emily.

Accidentally, Emily's eyes catch the picture of Beca and Ashley. She saw the same picture at the hospital. She's surprised that the DJ is still keeping it in her wallet.

Upon seeing the look on Emily's face, the DJ says, "It's just a habit, kid. Don't think too far about it."

"I'm not thinking about anything..." The youngest Bella smiles sheepishly. "I'm just... surprised." Then she reads the paper in her hand.

Beca smiles knowingly and says, "So, the note you're holding, Ashley wrote the chorus for me in the morning before I went to the hospital. Last night, I just... I could see it in her eyes, you know. That I'm not alone. That somehow..." She smiles contentedly. "We're still connected. The pain I'm feeling of losing her, she's feeling the same hurt. Yet we keep on moving on. It reminded me of our decision. Of why we broke up. We did it because we knew which baggage to carry. We promised each other that we'd be okay. Besides, she was right. The song was right. Love will set me free. That's just how real love is supposed to be. I've told you. Love isn't about claiming and having. Most of the times, it's about letting go. And I love her enough to let our love go. For the right reason."

"Pop..." Emily says with her eyes teary. She's moved by how strong Beca has become, yet she's also sad that her former captain can't end up with Ashley: a person who could bring the best out of the DJ.

Beca shrugs and nonchalantly says, "I'm thankful, you know. For loving someone as amazing as she is. And since we're not together anymore... well, I got to find meaning out of everything on my own. The one that will keep me putting one foot in front of the other. So, I recorded the song. As a reminder to myself whenever I feel like too tired. That I'm not alone. I've got you, Patrick, Troian, Harvey, Donna, Chloe, and... the love I shared with Ashley."

While handing the note back to the DJ, Emily sighs with sympathetic look. "Do you plan on producing it?"

"Nope." The DJ says without any hesitation while putting the piece of paper back into her wallet. "It's private. Besides, I'm tired of dwelling on misery, Em. I'm done dwelling."

"Do you mind if I have them?"

"What for?" Beca asks with puzzled look.

"Nothing." Emily tries to look casual. "You know, just in case I got tired and needed a lift up too."

Beca scoffs, "Sure. But keep it to yourself."

"Thanks." Emily says while copying the songs. Then she hands the flash drive back to Beca.

After shoving the flash drive into her bag, Beca stands up and says, "Got to go, Em. I got to pick Chloe up at school. Wish us luck on getting pregnant."

"Okay." Emily stands up too. She kisses the DJ's forehead to show support, and then the two of them walk out of the office.

---

Beca and Chloe are at the best fertility clinic in LA. They have an appointment with Doctor Montgomery. From the resume, this doctor is the best in her field. They've seen a picture of the doctor. She has long wavy red hair and wears glasses.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, the nurse calls them to the doctor's office. As they walk into the office, the doctor stands up and greets them warmly, "Good afternoon. I'm Doctor Montgomery."

"Mitchell. Beca Mitchell." Beca shakes the doctor's hand.

Then Chloe takes her turn to do the same thing. "Chloe Beale."

"Please have a seat." The doctor gestures her hand to the chairs across the desk while sitting down. "How can I help you?"

"We'd like to talk about getting pregnant through IUI." Chloe says.

"Intrauterine Insemination." Doctor Montgomery says. "Have you read about it before you came in?"

"I only know one thing or two." Chloe says sheepishly. "But we really want to start our family. As soon as possible."

With a calming smile, the doctor says, "It's okay. It's an amazing thing to do. Starting a family. I'll explain it to you, and you can ask as many question as you want."

Chloe looks at the DJ with a cautious smile on her face. She is excited and nervous at the same time.

Beca simply smiles and takes her fiancé's hand into hers before looking at the doctor. "Whenever you're ready, doc."

"Very well." Doctor Montgomery says. Then she explains about IUI; the preparation, the procedure, the risk, the side effects, the probability of getting pregnant, and everything the couple need to know.

They also talk about Chloe's family history, the couple's lifestyle, and some other personal things. After almost two hours of discussion, Chloe asks, "How soon can we start?"

Doctor Montgomery leans forward and softly says, "Well, we can start with doing some tests to see your physical condition. After we get the results, we can start discussing your next step. Have you ever done any fertility tests before?"

"Yes." Chloe says. "Tt was always normal, and my cycle is always on time."

"Great." The doctor opens some files on her desk. "But I do have one concern. Here in your medical records, it's said that you have an underlying BPD. Have you talked to your psychiatrist about this?"

"I have." Chloe nods. "This was my concern when we discussed about my meds. I wanted meds that would not lessen the chance for me to get pregnant, or became a problem when I'm pregnant. She prescribed me with the meds that would not harm my uterus or my baby. She also said that if I keep taking my meds and keep my emotions in check, there's no reason for me to be afraid of getting pregnant."

"That's true." Doctor Montgomery says softly. "But I need to tell you this. The process of IUI itself is simple. But the biggest challenge during the process is the stress. The emotional aspect of waiting, hoping, and facing disappointments if it fails can be hard. I'm not trying to discourage you or something. With IUI, there's only a 10% chance that a woman your age can get pregnant. And although it's not uncommon to happen, most people don't even success on the first try. And if, and I'm saying if, it takes more than one try to get pregnant, it can be quite stressful. Are you ready with that possibility?"

With her bottom lip in between her teeth, Chloe looks at Beca nervously as if asking for an approval.

Upon seeing the hint of hope in the redhead's worried face, the DJ squeezes her hand and softly says, "Chlo, we can do a lot of things to have a baby. We can use a surrogate, or we can adopt. But if this is what you want, I'll be with you every step of the way."

Feeling relieved, Chloe smiles and looks back at the doctor. "I'm ready with every possibilities."

"Okay then." Doctor Montgomery says. "When will your next cycle begin?"

"April 3th." Chloe replies.

"Alright." The doctor says while checking her calendar. "You can come back tomorrow, and we can start running some tests."

"Thank you." Chloe says.

Then the couple head out of the clinic. In the car, Beca immediately calls Donna.

"Monkey."

"Donna, can you reschedule my appointment with Liv tomorrow?"

"Why?"

"Something came up. I have to come back to the clinic tomorrow."

"But, Monkey. This is important. You said that you felt a-"

"It's okay, Donna." Beca hurriedly cuts her off since they're using the line in the car. She doesn't want to worry the redhead about her condition. "I'll do it in two days."

"No. I will not reschedule your appointment. You will go to the hospital tomorrow. End of discussion."

Beca can't say anything else because Donna has ended the phone call. While driving, the DJ sighs heavily without saying anything.

"What's wrong, Babe?" Chloe asks worriedly. "Why do you need to see Liv? Is there something wrong with your heart?"

"No." The DJ lies. "It's just my regular medical check-up. I do it twice a year ever since I got a heart attack. It usually took a whole day, and I would be tired as hell."

Chloe rests a hand on Beca's thigh and says, "You should go have that medical check-up, Becs. I can go back to the clinic on my own."

"But I want to be there with you." Beca argues stubbornly. "It's important. I told you. I'll be there every step of the way, and I mean it."

"I know." The redhead reassures her fiancé softly. "But having your heart checked is also important. I'll ask Bree to come with me. And you don't have to worry, Babe. It's only regular tests. I'm sure it'll be okay. I have never had any fertility problems so far."

"Are you sure?" Beca asks worriedly.

"I'm sure." Chloe says.

Beca sighs in defeat and says, "Fine. But promise you'll call if you need anything."

"I will." Chloe says before she kisses the DJ's cheek. "Now, let's go to Aubrey's place to tell them the great news."

Upon hearing how excited the redhead is, Beca smiles and says, "Okay."

---

The Posen-Conrad's Place.

It's already around six when the couple arrive at Stacie's place. Just as the brunette walks into the living room, Bella rushes to her.

"Bec-Bec!"

"Smurfette!" Beca picks her up.

"I missed you!" The little blonde shrieks loudly.

Beca laughs lightly while Chloe pouts and retorts, "So, you didn't miss your godmother, Belles?"

"I just saw you two days ago, Aunt Chowee." Bella grins. "I haven't seen Bec-Bec in a while."

While the redhead is chuckling, Beca kisses the little girl's cheek and asks, "So... you missed me, huh?"

Bella nods excitedly, grinning from ear to ear. With Bella in her arms, Beca walks to the couch and sits down.

"Hey, Shorty." Stacie greets.

"Hey."

"Stace, where's Bree?" Chloe asks.

"In the kitchen." The tall brunette says. "She's preparing dinner."

"I'll go help her." Chloe says while walking to the kitchen.

"Bec!" Bella exclaims. "Mama just bought me a doll house! Let's play it with me!"

"Errrr..." Beca pretends to seem reluctant. "Not my thing."

"Come on..." The little blonde pleads with her puppy eyes. "Please... please... please..."

Beca chuckles and says, "Three pleases. Who can say no to that?"

Bella grins and pulls the DJ toward her playmate while Stacie is watching them with a light smile on her face.

"You can be the little puppy." Bella says while handing a little dog figurine to the DJ, and Beca simply takes it.

"Mama! Come join us! I need someone to be the cat."

Stacie joins them and then whispers to Beca, "Apparently, my kid do know what I like. A pussy."

"What the-?" Beca stares at her with disgusted look. "We're playing with a four year old, Stace. And she's your daughter."

"I know." Stacie responds nonchalantly. "That's why I whispered it to you."

"Yikes." The DJ shakes her head and shoulders, making Stacie laughing in return. Then the three of them just play with whatever scenario Bella has for them.

Around half an hour later, Chloe comes back into the living room to tell them that dinner is ready. However, when she sees her fiancé is so into the play, she sucks her teeth to hold back a laughter.

"Oh, no!" Beca says overdramatically. "The little puppy is exposed with radioactive. Now he turns into a..." She changes her voice into a heavy growl. "Monster puppy. I'm gonna destroy your house." She hits the house with the figurine while faking a devilish laughter. "Mua ha ha ha ha."

"Bec!" Bella pouts. "Don't destroy the house!"

Beca and Stacie simply laugh. Then the three of them hear a light snorting coming from behind. There she is. Chloe is biting her bottom lip so hard so she doesn't burst into a laughter.

With her cheeks flushed, the DJ mutters, "Shut up."

Chloe just shakes her head, grinning from ear to ear as she offers a hand to help her fiancé up. Then she sneaks her arms around Beca's torso and kisses her chastely on the lips. "You're too adorable for your own good, Babe. And I love you for that."

"Not adorable. Badass." The DJ says.

Chloe giggles and pulls her fiancé into the dining room. "Come on. Dinner is ready."

After Chloe puts down a plate of steamed chicken in front of her fiancé, Aubrey asks, "So, how was New York, Beca?"

"New York was fine." The DJ says. "As always."

"And the problem at work. Have you resolved it?" The blonde asks again.

"Yep."

"It's good to see you feeling better, Shorty." Stacie says.

"U huh." Beca responds while chewing her food. "I feel good too."

"Bec. Today, Steve and I got three stars at school for singing." The little blonde says with a proud grin on her face.

"Great." The DJ smiles.

Then they simply talk about Bella's activities at school. The whole dinner, Chloe seems to be giddy. She really wants to shout out that she's getting married with Beca. However, she wants to wait until Bella goes to sleep so they aren't interrupted when they're talking about the wedding preparation.

After they're done with dinner, Stacie takes Bella to wash up and sleep, Aubrey and Chloe clean up, and Beca waits in the living room. The petite brunette checks her phone, and finds some news about the meeting at the premiere. Turns out, the media has stated how great it is for Beca and Ashley to remain friends after breaking up.

With a light smile, she simply stares at a picture of all of them seem to be talking casually on the red carpet. It's lucky the camera couldn't catch the tension behind the fake grins they were putting.

Around 15 minutes later, Chloe and Aubrey come into the living room with a tray of tea. The redhead immediately sits next to her fiancé and wraps her arms around Beca's abdomen from aside. The DJ herself automatically slides her left arm to wrap Chloe's shoulders.

"Bree, we've got amazing news to tell." Chloe says cheerfully.

"What?" Aubrey asks.

"Let's wait for Stacie." Beca says.

"Is this about the wedding?" The blonde asks.

"It is." Chloe nods excitedly.

"You've talked about it?" Aubrey asks with her eyes narrowed.

"We did." Chloe replies.

"How about we wait for Stacie?" Beca asks with bored look.

Chloe looks at her fiancé and pouts, "But I'm too excited to wait. I've been waiting for too long."

"Stacie's here." Aubrey says impatiently upon seeing her wife walking toward them. "Hurry, Babe."

"What?" The tall brunette asks while sitting down.

"We're getting married!" The redhead exclaims.

Stacie and Aubrey gasp at the same time.

"You are?!" Aubrey asks in comic surprise.

"You are?" Stacie asks with puzzled disbelief look.

Chloe nods excitedly and says, "We are. We've talked about it last night and this morning, and we're getting married."

"And I already bought the house next to yours." Beca says to Stacie.

"You did?!" Chloe, Aubrey, and Stacie ask with different looks. Chloe seems so happy, Aubrey seems surprised yet intrigued, and Stacie seems stunned.

"I did." The DJ replies nonchalantly while untangling herself from the redhead to takes a cup of tea. "Just this afternoon. I asked Harvey to take care of it." She looks at her fiancé. "And he'll contact you soon for the paperwork. The house will be under your name."

Feeling so happy and surprised, Chloe can't say anything. All she can do is staring at her fiancé with her eyes and mouth wide open.

"You bought the house?" Aubrey asks in disbelief. "For Chloe?"

After sipping her tea, Beca shrugs and says, "Consider it as an early wedding present."

"Aw..." Chloe coos. "I love you, Baby boo."

"I love you too." The DJ says before kissing Chloe's temple.

"Wow..." Stacie is still finding it hard that her best friend would cave in the end about living next to her and her wife.

"And the great news doesn't stop there." The redhead says. "We went to a fertility clinic this afternoon. We're trying to get pregnant."

The only thing Aubrey and Stacie can do is staring at the couple with wide eyes. Then Aubrey blurts out at the DJ, "Why so suddenly you want to do those things?"

Beca casually says, "I said I'd think about it. So, I gave it a thought, and I decided to go with it."

"That's it?" The blonde looks at Beca with narrowed eyes. "That easy? After every resistance you pulled by being an ass for a whole week, and it only took one night to talk about it and said yes to all of them?"

"Yea." The DJ responds. "Or do you want me to make it hard?"

"No, no." Aubrey says with her cheeks flushed. "I didn't mean it like that. It's just... surprising."

Beca simply puts on a light smile and sips her tea again.

"It's great to see things are working out." Stacie says in relief. "You and Chloe are getting married, and it seems like your relationship with Ashley is also gonna be fine."

"If you're referring to the picture on the internet, then it's not exactly like that." The DJ says. "But I do hope so."

"What picture?" Chloe asks worriedly.

Beca takes the redhead's hand in hers and says, "It's the pictures of all of us on the red carpet last night. The media stated that it's good to see Ashley and I remain friends after the break-up."

"Oh." Chloe seems unhappy to hear that.

Upon seeing the frown on her best friend's face, Aubrey says to Beca, "I think you should stop being friends with Ashley. And since Patrick and Troian are also Ashley's best friends, I think it's better that you put some distance from them."

"Why?" Beca asks in confusion.

"You do know that it's never good to be friends with your ex, right?" The blonde retorts.

"I honestly don't know." The DJ says casually before sipping her tea again. "I only have one ex-girlfriend. So, how should I know?"

"Trust me." Aubrey says certainly. "There's nothing good coming from being friends with your ex. Name the couple you know that have a healthy relationship with their exes."

"Ross and Rachel?" Beca retorts. "And they're still in the same circle after the break-up."

Aubrey rolls her eyes in half annoyance and says, "I mean in real life. Besides, they got back together in the end of the series."

"You've got to be kidding me." The DJ says in disbelief. "I've only watched FRIENDS until season 8, but there's no way they would go back together. They've tried and failed. So, I don't believe you. Now, are you gonna lie to me that Chandler and Monica have twins?"

"They do." Aubrey says. "In the last season, Chandler and Monica adopted twins. Jack and Erica."

"They did?" Beca seems shocked. "You just spoiled the endgame for me. What is wrong with you?"

Feeling more annoyed, the blonde sighs and rolls her eyes. "Seriously. Can we talk about your friendship with those people who are originally Ashley's best friends? You already have the Bellas. You've got enough friends. You can spare yourself from more complications by being friends with Ashley, Patrick, and Troian. Think about it."

"Bree, it's not fair to ask Beca to stop being friends with her best friends." Stacie seems upset.

"It's okay, Stace." The DJ says nonchalantly. "I'll think about it."

"Good." Aubrey smiles. "It feels so great that you don't put up any fight. You know that we only want what's best for you and Chloe."

"U huh." Beca responds strangely casual.

Stacie and Chloe are watching with dumfounded look. They had never seen Beca cave in so easily to Aubrey's demands, especially for something this big.

"I'm so glad that you finally pulled your head out of your ass." Aubrey says softly.

"I'm glad too." The DJ smiles as she puts down the cup. "So, about the wedding plan. I believe you already have everything planned out."

"Of course." Aubrey says smugly. "In fact, I have printed it out and arranged it in a binder. I'll go get it."

"I'll come with you." The redhead stands up, and then the two of them walk away.

Once her wife and Chloe are already upstairs, Stacie asks the DJ with her eyes narrowed, "You would do that? Stop being friends with Ashley, Troian, and Patrick just because my wife suggested you to?"

"I didn't say I would." Beca says matter-of-factly. "I said I'll think about it. And when she asks me again, I'll say I haven't got a chance to think about it. And she'll suggest the same thing, and I'll give her the same response; I'll think about it. If she asks again, I'll say I'll think about it. Repeat until one of us die."

"So, you didn't plan to think about it at all?"

Beca scoffs, "Of course not. It's a soft no."

"Why didn't you just tell her no if you were gonna say no in the end?"

"What do you think would have happened if I had said no instantly?"

"She would've pushed you, of course." Stacie says in manner that says duh. "And the two of you would've fought about it. Most likely would've yelled at each other. Chloe and I would have been torn."

"Exactly." The DJ says nonchalantly while leaning her back onto the couch lazyly. "No offense, Stace. Your wife is a hard pain in the ass. But she's a hard pain in the ass that Chloe loves dearly. They are one package. Now that I'm marrying Chloe, I have to learn how to live with your wife for the rest of my life too. So far, I've been fighting your wife in a very useless and stupid way. It's like trying to get into China by smashing the great wall with an icepick. Since I'm always on my own in this fight, again, no offense to you and the Bellas but it's true, I will certainly lose. So, I stop fighting it with an icepick. I'll just climb it and cross it by walking on it. Easier to do."

Stacie shakes her head and says, "You don't know my wife, Shorty. She will fight until she wins. No matter what it costs."

"I know." Beca says with convincing look. "There will be one hell of more fights with her. I have to be smart to choose which fight is worth my time and my emotional exhaustion. And this one, believe me, she won't win. But I knew she'd still fight me restlessly. So, I just simply gave her the answer that she wanted to hear. Shut her up instantly, right? I still got what I want, Chloe is less distressed, Aubrey let the subject go for now, and you could breathe in relief. It's a band-aid, but easier to deal with. Until I have the time and resource to shut your wife's shitty attitudes permanently about it."

Stacie scoffs, "You're an ass. But I agree with you in this one."

"You should." Beca says casually.

"Not that I don't know how Aubrey is, Shorty." The tall brunette says softly. "But you fighting with my wife is getting harder to deal with. I don't know which side to pick. She's my wife, and you're my best friend."

Beca smiles and casually says, "I know that you're having a very hard time, Stace. Ever since I left, you've been doing everything in your power to keep the Bellas together. Then after I contacted you more than three years ago, it became harder for you. But from now on, don't ever choose to be on my side if it would break your marriage. It's not worth it. You and I can't change your wife. I personally, have decided that I will change. To be smarter and more mature in dealing with your wife. But I, am not the one she's married to. You are. So, don't fight for me, or Chloe. Fight for your marriage, and for Smurfette."

Stacie sighs heavily and nods.

"You're a good friend, Stace." The DJ says as casually as possible. "You'll always be no matter what. Thank you for putting up with every mess I've made."

With her eyes slightly teary, the tall brunette simply nods. She's feeling relieved that she doesn't need to stand in between anymore. Everything her wife has been asking, Beca is willing to do all of them. Since Aubrey herself has promised that she wouldn't push the DJ anymore after the wedding, everything seems to fall into its place.

Knowing that the tall brunette is a bit emotional, Beca remains silent and watches the TV instead to give her best friend some space. Five minutes later, Aubrey and Chloe come back into the living room with a binder.

"So..." Aubrey says while opening the binder. "Chloe said that you don't want it to be big. And since you've already agreed to anytime she wants, I say we do this wedding in two months." She looks up at the DJ and smiles. "It's our plan B."

Beca looks at Chloe and asks, "Do you want to get married in two months?"

With a smile so bright, Chloe nods excitedly.

"Two months it is." The DJ says without any hesitation.

Confused of how easily Beca agrees with everything, Aubrey looks at her with narrowed eyes and asks, "That's it? You're not going to... I don't know, being the usual asshole that you are?"

"Bree..." Chloe warns tiredly.

Beca squeezes her fiancé's hand and says, "It's okay, Chlo." Then she turns to look at the blonde and calmly asks, "What do you want? When I said I wasn't ready, you weren't pleased. Now that I'm ready to do everything, and I have done everything, you're doubting me. So, what do you want?"

Feeling ashamed, Aubrey doesn't even dare to look at the DJ when she mutters, "I just... it's hard to believe that you easily gave in."

"Okay." Beca responds still so casually. "So, what do you want? Do you want me to put up a fight? To argue with your plan?"

"No." The blonde mutters.

"Then there's no problem." Beca points out. "Don't create a problem when it's not necessary, Posen. I know you love to make a fuss out of everything, but sometimes, it could be simple. Like this time."

"Fine." Aubrey rolls her eyes.

"Now, let's talk about the wedding plan." Beca says as she takes the binder from the blonde. While reading the plan, she says, "I already talked to Harvey and Donna about our decision, Chlo. And since I'm not good with this kind of thing, if you need anything, you know, for making appointments with the designer, the bakery, and the catering, you can ask Donna to do that. Donna will arrange the appointments to fit my schedules so I can be there with you."

"Okay." Chloe says.

"So, where do you want to have our wedding?" Beca asks her fiancé.

"You said that you have a beach house, right?" Aubrey asks.

Beca smirks knowingly and shakes her head. "I was asking Chloe. But sure. Go ahead."

"I'm thinking that it will be perfect for you two to have a wedding by the beach at sunset." Aubrey says.

Beca looks at the blonde and retorts, "You think? Your idea?"

"Yes." Aubrey says. "My idea. But I'm sure Chloe would agree."

"Huh." The DJ nods absentmindedly. "We can have a wedding by the beach, but not in the beach house I told you. Since it's your idea, you have to find another beach. And make sure you get the private one to avoid paparazzi."

"Why can't we use your beach house?" Aubrey asks.

"Because it's Ashley's." The DJ lies without any hesitation. Ashley gave that house back to her, and it's hers now. She just doesn't want them to find out her new sanctuary. She knows she'll need it in the future.

"You said it was yours." The blonde seems upset more than confused.

"Not exactly." Beca says casually while closing the binder on her laps. "I bought that house as a birthday present for Ashley. It was ours. But now that we're not together anymore, it's hers. Unless you want me to marry Chloe at my ex's beach house. Then I suppose I can ask her. I'm sure Ashley won't mind."

"No, please no." Chloe hurriedly says. "Since it's only a small wedding, why don't we just have it in our backyard? You know, since you already bought the house next door. I prefer to start our marriage in our own house."

"I love that idea." Beca smiles at her fiancé. "We can do that."

Meanwhile, Stacie is thinking. She knew that Harvey and Donna wouldn't let Beca marry Chloe, starting a family, and moving in together in such a rush. Therefore, she cautiously asks, "Speaking of which, what did Harvey and Donna say about all of this?"

"Yea, Babe." Chloe says with her eyebrows furrowed. "I know that Donna is starting to like me, but I don't think it would be easy for them to understand our decision."

"Who are they anyway?" Aubrey retorts in annoyance. "Their opinions aren't important."

Still with her calm smile, the DJ says, "They didn't like the idea of us getting married, moving in together, and getting pregnant all at the same time. But they respected my decision. Under some conditions."

"What conditions?" Aubrey asks with accusing look.

Beca puts the binder away and takes Chloe's hands in hers before she softly says, "I hope you don't take this the wrong way, Chlo. This isn't personal, but since I share my company with Harvey, he wanted you to sign a prenup."

"What?!" Aubrey exclaims angrily. "Did he think that Chloe wants your money? This is so humiliating! I can't believe you agree with him! You should've stood up for Chloe!"

"Bree..." Chloe pleads. "Calm down." Even though she's asking her best friend to calm down, she herself is feeling hurt. It's humiliating that the couple Beca considers as family don't trust her to that level.

"You will not sign the prenup, Chloe." Aubrey warns her best friend before turning to look at the DJ and fiercely says, "You will tell him to shove the prenup up his ass! There's no way I will let Chloe sign it. I'm her lawyer."

Beca ignores the blonde and says to her fiancé, "I know it's inconvenient, but Lucifer Corps is his just as much as mine. He has the right to protect it no matter what. Like I said; don't take it personally. Just sign the paper. It's not like we'll get a divorce. The prenup is to reassure them, not us. It's just a formality, Chlo. You can read the prenup first, and then you can negotiate if you want."

With defeated look, Chloe sighs and nods. "Okay. Just email it to Aubrey, and we'll read about it first before we sign it."

"Chloe!" Aubrey exclaims angrily. "Why would you do that?!"

Chloe sighs again and tiredly says, "The prenup doesn't matter, Bree. I will never let Beca go. If signing a couple of papers is all I need to do to get their approvals, then I'll do it."

Knowing that her best friend is right, Aubrey sighs heavily. However, she's still pretty upset when she asks, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Chloe nods.

"Okay." The blonde says, and then she looks at the DJ again to ask, "What are the other conditions?"

"Just one more." Beca answers casually. "Harvey and Donna want to talk to Chloe. You know, since they're practically my family, they want to talk to Chloe before the wedding."

"I knew it!" Aubre says fiercely. "I knew that there's no way you would easily give in. Turns out, you've planned the whole thing. Is this your way to make Chloe back out of this wedding? By sending your guarding dogs to talk to her?"

"Aubrey!" Stacie snaps at her wife.

"It's okay, Stace." Beca says nonchalantly. "They've said worse things about your wife." Still with a calm look, she looks at the blonde and says, "You can insult them all your way to China. It can't hurt them because you don't matter to them. And it certainly won't change the fact that they're my family." Then she turns to look at her fiancé. "They just wanted to talk. I can guarantee you that they will be harsh. They have always been hard. Even with Ashley and me. But they're my family, Chlo. They need to make sure that you're ready to join our family."

Even though she's scared, the redhead nods and says, "Okay. If that can show them that I'm good for you, then I'll do it."

Beca smiles and kisses her forehead. "Thank you."

"I have to be there." Aubrey insists. "That's our condition. If they want to talk to Chloe, then I should be there too."

"Unbelievable!" Stacie exclaims angrily at her wife. "Can you back off and let them do what they need to do?! Chloe's already said yes!"

"I'm Chloe's lawyer, Babe." Aubrey reasons with her wife. "Like I said. They can talk to Chloe with me, or they don't talk to Chloe at all. And they can say goodbye to the prenup too." She looks at Beca and firmly says, "Better yet, you choose. Is Chloe more important than some strangers who took advantage of you because you have money? You certainly don't need a family who don't trust your wife."

Beca simply looks at Aubrey calmly, and somehow it intimidates the blonde who tries to keep eye contact with slightly ashamed look. Knowing that it'll be easy for Harvey to take care of Aubrey, the DJ casually says, "About them trusting Chloe, it's not in my hands to change their minds. It's in Chloe's. The meeting is her chance to gain their trusts. And about you wanting to be with Chloe when they talk to her, it can be easily arranged. I'm sure Harvey won't mind. In fact, I think he would love a chance to talk to you, Posen. Besides, Chloe has to sign the prenup with her lawyer anyway. So, suit yourself."

Aubrey is taken aback. She thought that Beca would've caved in to choose Chloe and stopped these nonsense about the meeting and the prenup. Now that the DJ said it was okay, she just realized that she'd be facing her own boss in this case. However, since this is for Chloe, she'll do it; as terrified as she is. Therefore, she swallows subtly and stutters, "G-good."

Beca smirks triumphantly, knowing that the table has turned and she has the upper hand after agreeing to marry Chloe. Now she knows why she was so terrified with Aubrey's intimidation in their first meeting; she felt guilty and scared of being told about her mistakes. "Any other objections about the prenup and the meeting?" She asks as casually as possible, trying to hide the smugness on her face. When nobody says anything, she says, "Okay then. Let's talk about the wedding again."

After that, they simply talk about the wedding plan. Though, Aubrey is a little bit quiet, but it can't cloud the joy that is beaming out of the redhead. Chloe is indeed beyond happy to finally plan her wedding with Beca, especially since the DJ doesn't disagree much. The wedding will certainly be the redhead's show.

"So, Fat Amy will officiate our wedding, Aubrey will be my maid of honor, Emily and Stacie will be my bridesmaids, our other sisters will sing a song when I'm walking down the aisle, and my father will walk me down the aisle. Steve will be the rings bearer, and Belles will be our flower girl." Chloe concludes by the end of discussion. "And I know Harvey will be your best man. But do you need someone else on your side, Babe? CR maybe?"

"Yep." Beca responds. "But not CR. On my side, I will have Harvey, Patrick, and Troian. Donna will stay put to help with the wedding arrangement. I think she'll be happier if she can order people around."

"Why would we have Patrick and Troian?" Aubrey asks in annoyance at the DJ. "You said you'd detach yourself from them."

"I said I will think about it." Beca points out. "And since I haven't thought about it yet, they're still my best friends. So, they will be my groomsman and bridesmaid."

"But-" Aubrey wants to argue, but Chloe cuts her off softly. "If Beca wants them at the wedding, then they can be there, Bree. They are her best friends nevertheless." Then she turns to look at her fiancé and firmly says, "As long as they don't push you to leave me for Ashley."

Beca scoffs lightly and coughs out, "They're not Aubrey."

"What?" Chloe can't hear the DJ clearly.

"Nothing." The petite brunette smiles. "They won't do that."

"Are you sure?" The redhead asks worriedly.

"A hundred percent." Beca says nonchalantly to her fiancé. "There's no way they'll push me to go back to Ashley, especially now that Ashley has moved on, and I've decided to marry you. They won't go that low just because they care about me and Ashley. They respect our decisions on how to live our lives. They're that kind of people. They're considerate. So, don't worry."

It's no doubt intended to quip Aubrey openly. The blonde herself can't express her anger because it will raise certain suspicions to Chloe. The only thing she can do is glaring at Beca angrily.

On the other hand, the DJ simply smiles and thinks to herself, "Sweet, sweet revenge. I can live with this forever."

Doesn't want to get in between Beca's and Aubrey's feud anymore, Stacie says, "I will inform our sisters tomorrow first thing in the morning. They will be so happy."

Chloe reads the plan once again. Then with a smile so bright, she grabs Beca's face and exclaims, "We're getting married!"

Beca chuckles lightly and nods. "We are."

Then the redhead crashes her lips onto her fiancé's, pressing it so hard before she exclaims again, "We, are, getting, married! I still can't believe it!"

The DJ simply shakes her head while grinning from ear to ear to see how happy her fiancé is.

Still beaming and grinning, Chloe asks, "Are you happy?"

"Of course I am." Beca says softly.

Chloe hugs the DJ tightly and says, "I love you, Babe. So, so, so, fucking much."

Beca chuckles lightly. She rubs Chloe's back gently and says, "I love you too, Chlo."

After the redhead breaks the hug, she turns to look at her blonde best friend and says, "I'm getting married, Bree... I'm marrying the love of my life."

Aubrey is so relieved to see how happy Chloe is. Her eyes are teary, and she's smiling when she approaches and hugs the redhead tightly. "Congratulations, Chloe. Your dreams are finally coming true. I'm so happy for you."

Upon seeing that the blonde is almost crying, Chloe herself becomes emotional. "Thank you, Bree." She says with restraint voice. "Thank you for always being on my side. You are the best sister anyone could ever ask."

Feeling too emotional to talk, Aubrey simply hugs her best friend even tighter. Meanwhile, Stacie is feeling moved too. She joins the two in a group hug, thinking that everything finally comes to a happy ending.

On the other hand, never the one with physical contact with too many people, Beca simply watches the scene while smiling lightly.

After a while, Stacie pulls herself away and looks at the petite brunette. "Come here, Shorty. Let me hug you."

"Errr..." Beca grimaces uncomfortably, but Stacie simply chuckles and sits next to her before hugging her tightly.

"Congrats, Beca." The tall brunette says. "And thank you. For making my wife and my best friend the happiest people in the world tonight."

"It's no biggie." The DJ says while patting Stacie's back gently.

Stacie breaks the hug and grabs Beca's arms. She's smiling softly when she says, "It's everything for them. You, are the best."

Beca smiles and nonchalantly says, "I'm just marrying my best friend, Stace. It's not like I'm joining the army."

Having a feeling that Beca doesn't want to make a big deal out of her decision to marry Chloe, Stacie simply kisses her forehead and goes back to her seat. Then Aubrey and Chloe break apart from each other.

While wiping the tears on the corner of her eyes, Aubrey says to her successor, "Thank you, Beca. For making my best friend happy. And congratulations. To finally set your mind right. I can guarantee you, this is the best decision you've ever made, and you will ever make. Trust me."

"Thanks." Beca replies with a light smile.

Chloe laces her hand with her fiancé's and says, "Let's go back to your place, Babe."

"Okay." Beca stands up and turns to look at the other couple. "See you. And thank you for helping us with the wedding preparation."

"We're family." Aubrey says. "No need to thank us for doing the best for both of you."

Beca simply nods. On the other hand, Chloe hugs both of her best friends again and says, "I can't thank you enough. This wedding is happening because the two of you have always supported me. I love you, guys."

"We love you too, Chloe." Aubrey replies as she hugs the redhead tightly.

"So much." Stacie chips in while wrapping the other two women in her arms.

Chloe breaks the hug and says to Aubrey, "Bree, can you come with me to the clinic tomorrow? Beca has to do some medical check-up, and she can't come with me."

"Of course." Aubrey says. "I'd love to be involved in my godchild's life from the very beginning."

Definitely, there's no way Beca will choose Aubrey as her child's godmother. However, she knows that it's another fight for another day. Therefore, she doesn't say anything but just keeps on smiling.

Then they say goodbye, and Beca and Chloe go back to the DJ's apartment. The next day, their phones are going crazy because all of the Bellas are congratulating them for the wedding plan. All of them are so excited about it.

---

April, 10th 2026: Four weeks later.

After the medical check-up, Liv found out that Beca's blood pressure was over the roof. She hadn't been sleeping well, and she was under a lot of pressures. She was lucky that she had the acupuncture. If not, she might have had another heart attack. Therefore, the doctor prescribed her with some meds to ease the BP, and ordered the DJ to rest more. Beca combined those with meditation, and it had kept the BP down.

Donna and Emily made sure that the DJ always got proper rest, ate healthily, had some times to work out, went to the therapy, meditated, and had acupuncture sessions as much as she needed.

Even with all of that, since it's been so hectic, Beca is still finding it hard to manage everything all together. She's tired all the time, and the back of her neck is always tensed. As usual, the DJ tries to push through. Thankfully, Emily, Stacie, and CR helped them with the moving in.

Other than that, Chloe's tests results came out normal, and the doctor already pumped her with medications to help her ovulating and producing more eggs starting from her day 1 of cycle. They have to go to the clinic every day to do some routine check-ups. Now the couple are picking a donor. They have until day 10 after the first day of Chloe's cycle to choose the donor.

Beca also had seen Harley again, and she told the doctor about her decision. Harley simply listened to her explanations without making a big deal out of it. If the doctor had made it such a huge thing, she knew that Beca would've become uncertain with her decision again.

Instead, they moved to the other issues; telling The Bellas how suffocated they made Beca, and telling Chloe the whole truth about the situation. After considering the pros and cons, the DJ decided to tell her friends the truth on the reunion. She also started writing a song to help breaking the truth to Chloe.

As for today, Chloe would meet Harvey and Donna. Other than for signing the prenup, it's also for the personal meeting the couple wanted to have with Beca's fiance. Chloe and Aubrey are sitting in the blonde's office at Lucifer Corps. They're waiting for Beca, Harvey, and Donna. The meeting will start at 4 PM, and it's still in 15 minutes.

"Are you sure you want to sign this prenup with no revision, Chloe?" Aubrey asks worriedly. "I mean, you will get nothing if, and this is just if,if Beca and you separate, you will get nothing but the house she bought for you."

"I'm sure, Bree." Chloe says calmly. "Beca and I will never get a divorce. I'm sure of that, and Beca promised. Besides, it's said in the prenup that our children will have more than enough if anything happens to Beca. It'll be fine."

"But what if you don't have kids at all?" Aubrey asks cautiously. "And if Beca die, maybe in an accident, or something else, you'll be left with nothing."

"Bree, relax..." Chloe smiles to reassure her best friend. "Beca will be fine, and we'll never get a divorce. And if, only if, death really do us part, I can take care of myself. I have a steady job."

Aubrey sighs in defeat and nods. "Fine."

"Let's talk about something else." The redhead suggests cheerfully. "We're picking a donor, and when my eggs are ready, we'll do the procedure in a couple of days. I'm so excited, Bree."

With a soft smile, Aubrey grabs her best friend's hand and says, "I'm happy for you, Chloe. But maybe keep the excitement down a bit. We don't know if it'll work. You said so yourself. The possibility of you getting pregnant on the first try is slim."

"I have a good feeling about this." Chloe grins from ear to ear. "It will work. My uterus is normal, and I still produce eggs. With the meds and everything, I'm optimist that it will work."

"I'm hoping for the same thing."

Suddenly, Chloe's phone rings, and she picks up instantly. "Hey, Babe." ... ... ... "I'm in Aubrey's office." ... ... ... "Okay. See you in a minute." Then she looks at her best friend and says, "Beca just arrived with Donna."

"Okay. I'll prepare our stuff." Aubrey says while gathering some documents.

Five minutes later, there's a soft knock on the door, and Beca shows up with a bouquet of flowers. "Hey." She walks to Chloe and kisses her chastely on the lips. Then she holds the flowers up. "For you."

With a smile so bright, Chloe says, "Thank you, Babe."

"Bribing your fiancé with flowers before giving her some shit." Aubrey mutters a bit loudly than necessary with annoyed tone. "Smart move, but cheap."

Beca ignores the blonde and asks the redhead, "You ready?"

Chloe nods, and then the DJ says, "I'm sorry for the inconvenient. And I know it'll be hard. But I also know that you can take them."

"I know, Babe." The redhead says. "I'll be fine. They're your family, and it's normal if they give me some drilling sessions before we get married."

While holding Chloe's hand, Beca smiles and says, "Thank you for being understanding. I love you."

"I love you too." Chloe replies.

"We should go." Aubrey says firmly. "Don't want to be judged unprofessional by my boss for being late."

"Shall we?" The DJ asks her fiancé, and Chloe nods lightly before putting down her flowers on the desk.

Then the three of them go to a conference room where the meeting will be held. The room is on the top floor, where Harvey's office is. The whole building is solely for Lucifer Corps main office, including a law firm on the 15th floor where Aubrey and Andre work.

When the three of them arrive, Harvey and Donna are already in there with a stenographer. A camera is set on the table to record everything. Upon seeing how formal it is, Chloe takes a deep breath and walks in. Then she warmly greets, "Hey, Harvey. Hey, Donna. It's nice to see you again."

Harvey simply nods politely while offering a handshake, to which Chloe takes instantly.

After a little bit of polite yet awkward greetings, Beca goes to sit in between Harvey and Donna, while Aubrey and Chloe sit across from them.

"First thing first." Harvey pulls out an envelope from his file case and gives it to Aubrey. "This is for you."

Even though she's confused, Aubrey takes it and asks, "What is this?"

With a calm look, Harvey says, "That, is your termination letter. You are fired effective immediately."

"What?!" Aubrey is beyond shocked, and she hurriedly opens the envelope.

"Why?" Chloe asks in confusion, and it's clear that she's also upset.

"The reasons for her termination is clear. It's in the letter." Harvey explains. "In the last couple of months, she hasn't won any cases, she's behind in every projects the company gave her, she has the worst work ethic, and she brought her shitty attitudes to workplace. Other than that, Beca told me that she insisted to be your lawyer in this case while she knew that it's a conflict of interest."

"I didn't know that." Aubrey says in upset.

"It's in your contract." Harvey says nonchalantly. "You can't represent somebody against our clients. It's in your expenses if you didn't read it thoroughly."

"This is bullshit!" Aubrey snaps.

"You just proved my point about your shitty attitudes at workplace." Harvey smirks arrogantly.

Chloe feels so angry, and she looks at her fiancé to ask, "Babe, did you know about any of this? Did you know they were gonna fire Aubrey?"

"I didn't." The DJ replies honestly.

"Then do something." The redhead commands firmly. "This is your company. You can't let him do this to Aubrey. This is a wrongful termination."

Beca looks back and forth between Harvey and Aubrey with her eyebrows furrowed. She didn't know that Harvey would fire Aubrey. However, after listening to Harvey's explanations, she calmly says, "It's not in my hands, Chlo. Harvey is the CEO. And he has reasonable excuses to fire Aubrey. It's not a wrongful termination."

"There's no way Aubrey is lacking in her job." Chloe argues stubbornly. "You know her. She always does her best. Always."

"Apparently not, based on her performance evaluations." Harvey says.

"She's been under a lot of pressure, Becs!" Chloe says angrily at the DJ. "She's been so worried about me because of you, and now she's paying for it!"

"What?" Beca responds with her eyes narrowed. She can't believe Chloe puts the blame on her.

Still with a calm look, Harvey says, "Well, every one of us have some problems. But none of us brought them to work. Can't let the company pays for her lack of ability to manage stress."

"Wait, wait." Beca interrupts, and she's looking at her fiancé with disbelief look. "You're putting this on me? You think she was stressed out of her mind because of me? Seriously?"

Upon seeing how upset her fiancé is, Chloe is taken aback for a second, but she hurriedly says, "I- I'm sorry, Babe. I didn't mean it like that. I... I was angry. It's not because of you. I'm so sorry." Then she looks at Harvey and pleads, "Sorry for snapping and being angry. But can you please give Aubrey another chance? She was just distracted. But she'll do better from now on."

Truth to be told, it was only in Beca's regard that Aubrey could work for Lucifer Corps until now. At first, Harvey was impressed with Aubrey's resume and her interview. But so far, her evaluations showed the otherwise. Aubrey couldn't meet the job's demands.

All of the reasons of Aubrey's termination are true. If it wasn't for a year contract, he would have fired Aubrey more than a month ago when the blonde yelled at another associate in a meeting unreasonably. Then he found a chance after the DJ told him that the blonde insisted to come to the meeting. Aubrey just kept on giving him reasons to fire her. Therefore, he says, "I'd given her so many chances. And now I've run out of them."

Meanwhile, Aubrey is overwhelmed. She's angry and sad. With trembling hand, she picks up a glass and drinks the water slowly. She knows that she has to remain calm. She can't let this get to her, and give Harvey, Donna, and Beca the satisfaction of seeing her crumbling down into a mess. At least not in front of her best friend.

Aubrey is clenching her hands so tightly. She doesn't say or do anything else because she's so close from blowing out chunk. As much as she knows how reasonable her termination is, she can't help but blaming it all on Beca. For her, Harvey firing her is more for a personal reason, not the professional ones.

If they followed the procedure, Aubrey couldn't have been fired until the one year contract ended. However, her insistence to represent Chloe sealed the deal for an immediate termination. In her stubbornness to help Chloe, she completely forgot that none of the associates is allowed to represent somebody against the firm's clients. More importantly, Beca isn't only a client, but also Lucifer Corps' owner.

After putting down the glass, Aubre says with her voice a bit shaky, "It's okay, Chloe. Now, let's start this meeting."

"Very well." Harvey smiles in satisfaction. Then they read each points of the prenup to check if Beca and Chloe both agree to them. There's no trouble or argument about it. Beca doesn't need anything from Chloe, and Chloe says yes to all of the agreements.

After they're done signing the prenup and the papers for the house, Harvey says to the stenographer, "Thank you, Jack. Now you can leave."

Jack simply nods before he walks out with the machine and the camera in his hands.

Then Harvey looks at Chloe and says, "I believe Monkey has told you that Donna and I wanted to talk to you."

"Yes." Chloe replies with cold look. She's still upset of how they fired her best friend so suddenly.

Harvey remains calm, but the look in his eyes is threatening when he says to Chloe, "Since you came back into Beca's life, everything has become full of drama and turned into a mess. You've caused nothing else but trouble to her and to us. I, was patient. Because I believe in Beca; I believe that she's strong enough to take the shit from you and your best friends. And I still trust her enough to let her marry you. But I will put this out. Beca, is not yours to have. She doesn't live her life only to your convenient or to meet your demands."

With her arms crossed on her chest, Aubrey asks, "What do you mean that you let Beca to marry Chloe?"

"You need to shut up, Posen." Donna says firmly. "We're not talking to you. You have no business here. So, I suggest you to shut your mouth, or I will call the security to drag you out."

As upset as she is, Aubrey can't let Chloe be alone in this. Therefore, she bites her tongue and keeps quiet.

Harvey continues talking to Chloe coldly. "I will tell you the same thing I told Beca on the day she announced your crazy demands. For me, you pushing Beca to get married, start a family, and move to the house near some stupid people; all of them are stupid things to do in this stupid situation. This is a stupid act of desperation. Just like the suicide attempt you did. Now that Beca's been pushed by you stupid people for months, she started to think like one."

Chloe and Aubrey are watching Harvey with their eyes and mouths wide open. They're offended and angry, but also stunned by how blunt Harvey is.

On the other hand, Beca has expected this to happen, and she decides to remain silent. She knows that Chloe has to get used to the way Harvey and Donna take things into their hands.

Since it's expected to see the shocked look on their faces, Harvey continues, "I won't stop Beca from doing it. She has made a decision, and after listening to her explanations, I respected her life choices. She's doing this because she's too kind for her own good. As stupid as it is, she's my family, my sister. And I trust her enough that she can do this. But, if you ever ask her for more than she's ready to give you again, you can bet on your life I will cut you out of her life. No matter what it costs."

When Aubrey wants to interrupt again, Harvey holds up his index finger and firmly says to the younger redhead, "Someone should have told you this from a long time ago, but apparently nobody had the balls. So, I'm going to tell you. You, have to stop acting like a victim. Threatening to kill yourself every time something didn't go your way is childish, and selfish, and stupid. And your friends nourished those attention seeking bitch attitudes. But not with me. I don't care if you try to kill yourself again. I don't even care if you succeed. All I care about is Beca's well being. So, if you put more pressure on her, asking her to do more ridiculous demands, you won't even have a chance to say goodbye to her. Mark my words."

Chloe and Aubrey are still looking at Harvey with dumfounded look. They can't say anything at the moment because the weight of the truth in his words is too heavy.

With her arms crossed on her chest, Donna firmly says, "I don't like you. Both of you, and the rest of the Bellas other than Emily. Now that Chloe is marrying Beca, I will watch you closely. Every one of you. If there's any signs that you're not treating her as she deserves after everything she put up for your stupid demands, I will crush you. If she becomes too distressed and gets another heart attack, I, will, crush, you. I will destroy your lives so badly that you will beg to turn back the time, hoping that Chloe had succeeded in killing herself, so all of you wouldn't have to be caught up in this mess. Do you understand?"

"Is that a threat?" Aubrey asks angrily.

Harvey scoffs and arrogantly says, "Threat is for kids, Posen. Like Chloe tried to kill herself when she didn't get what she wanted. That's a stupid tantrum for adults; a childish way to threaten the stupid people around her. And I, don't do stupid and childish. This isn't a threat. This is a promise. You can try to see how good I am at keeping my promises. You've seen what we did to Jesse. You should give him a call to ask how his life is now."

Then the blonde glares at the DJ and fiercely asks, "Are you going to let them talk about your fiancé like that?!"

Beca can see that her fiancé is nearly crying. She knows that Harvey and Donna have gone too far. However, she also knows that Chloe has to stand up for herself. Therefore, she simply shrugs with a tight-lipped smile on her face.

Meanwhile, Chloe is trying to compose herself by taking several deep breaths. She's beyond angry with the accusations and threats. She's nearly choking in tears. This is beyond her anticipations when Beca said the couple would be harsh. They accused her for trying to kill herself to get what she wanted, and they talked as if marrying her is such a bad thing for Beca. In addition, her fiancé doesn't even try to defend her at all. It certainly hurts.

"You are a fucking coward, Beca Mitchell!" Aubrey snaps. "You hide and let them do your dirty work! Shame on you!"

Chloe clears her throat and takes another deep breath before she says, "Enough, Bree. You yelling at Beca won't make this any better." Then she looks at Harvey and says with her voice a bit shaky, "If this is your way to drive me out of Beca's life, you just failed. Nothing you say or do could change my mind. I love her, and she loves me too. That's why we're getting married. She didn't do it just because I asked her to. We're happy, and I will keep making her happy."

"Words don't mean anything without any proves, Chloe." Harvey says nonchalantly. "You think you're not pushing her. You think that you could make her happy. You've said that before. Yet, here we are; seeing Beca meeting more stupid demands from you and your shitty best friends."

Hearing the insults over and over again is infuriating for Aubrey and Chloe. The DJ wasn't kidding when she said that the couple had said worse things about them. Nevertheless, Chloe knows that spitting out her anger won't reassure Harvey and Donna. It will only do more harm than good. Therefore, she takes another deep breath and says, "I will prove to you that I'm good for her; that I can make her happy."

"I've been waiting." Harvey says with an undermining smirk. "Yet, you're still nowhere near to accomplish that. In fact, you're just getting further and further away from what you've said. Don't get me wrong. I'm more than happy if you can actually make Beca happy. But I don't see that you can do that. Ashley has set a golden standard as Beca's partner after all. Compared to her, you've got nothing so far."

"You'll see." Chloe says firmly.

"I sure hope so." Harvey says, still with an undermining look. "We've said what we needed to say, and I will wait for you to prove yourself worthy. Just remember; you only have this one chance to fail." Without waiting for another response, he looks at Beca and says, "I think that's all, Monkey."

"Thanks, Harv." The DJ says.

Harvey simply smiles and pats her shoulder before walking out of the room. Then Donna stands up and says to Beca, "I have to go back to the office, Monkey. Call me if you need anything."

"I will. Thanks, Donna." Beca smiles, and then Donna kisses the top of her head before heading out.

Then the DJ approaches her fiancé and rests her hands on the redhead's shoulders before she worriedly asks, "Are you okay?"

"Am I okay?!" Chloe snaps angrily with tears threatening to burst out of her eyes, and she stands up to shrug off her fiancé harshly. "How could you let them do this to me?!"

Beca takes a deep breath and stands in front of the redhead. She grabs Chloe's arms and softly says, "This is your first fight against Harvey and Donna's barrier, Chlo. It's hard. I know. But believe me, this is nothing. Ashley got way worse than this. She got a restraining order, and she almost got arrested for insisting to stay in the waiting room of the hospital just to wait for me waking up from a coma. Not to mention how Harvey yelled at her, threatening to ruin her career. But she stood up for herself, being stubborn and persistent. That finally opened up a bit access from Donna and Harvey. And they didn't trust her right away. It took her more than a year to eventually gain their trusts, by showing that being with her could make me a better person. So, I didn't interfere because I wanted you to pass their first barrier. I couldn't do that if I had stood up for you."

Feeling angrier from the mention of Ashley's name, the redhead swats Beca's arms harshly and snaps, "She's better than me! I know! You don't need to keep reminding me!"

"I didn't say that..." Beca says tiredly. "I'm just saying... be strong. This wouldn't be the hardest thing they do to test you. More will come your way. But I can say that you passed the first barrier just fine."

Chloe doesn't say anything but standing with her arms crossed on her chest. She's biting her bottom lip so hard to prevent herself from crying or snapping.

Cautiously, the DJ steps closer and hugs her fiancé. Just like that, all of Chloe's defenses crumble down, and she hugs Beca back tightly. The dam finally breaks, and the redhead is sobbing hard on Beca's shoulder.

Beca simply sighs heavily and rubs her fiancé's back gently without saying anything.

Meanwhile, Aubrey is crying too. Her defense has cracked. She's still sitting, leaning forward with her elbows on the glass table, grasping her hair so tightly with tears running down her face.

Without breaking the hug, the DJ pulls out her phone and calls Stacie. "Hey, Stace. Can you come to LC now?" ... ... ... "The meeting didn't end well." ... ... ... "We're in the conference room on the top floor."

After she ends the phone call, the brunette drags Chloe to the chair. The redhead climbs to sit in between her fiancé's laps, curling on her side with her knees pulled up. She keeps crying on Beca's chest while Beca simply holds her tightly.

Even when Stacie arrives half an hour later, Aubrey and Chloe haven't stopped crying. Knowing that her wife rarely cried in front of other people, the tall brunette hurriedly goes to her wife and worriedly asks, "What happened?"

Upon hearing Stacie's voice, Aubrey stands up and hugs her tightly, sobbing on her chest as she says, "Th- they fired me."

"They did?" Stacie is shocked. "Why? How?"

"Be- because of your stu- stupid coward best friend!" Aubrey snaps in between sobs.

Stacie lifts her chin to look at Beca with her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, and Beca mouths, "Later."

Since it's not a good time to demand some answers, Stacie simply nods in return and holds her wife even tighter. Judging from how Aubrey and Chloe are crying so hard, Stacie can tell that the meeting went worse than what they had expected. Especially upon seeing her wife sobbing uncontrollably. Harvey and Donna managed to do something nobody could've done before.

Gently, Stacie picks her wife up in bridal style and sits down on a chair with Aubrey on her laps. The two brunettes are holding their love ones in the same position quietly. It takes a while until Aubrey and Chloe can gain some composures.

While wiping the tears on her wife's face, Stacie worriedly asks, "What happened?"

Aubrey is still sniffling softly when she says in upset, "Yo- your fucking best friend ma- made her guard dogs fi- fired me. She also let them in- insulted the Bellas, threw mean ac- accusations to Chloe, a- and threatened our lives if something ever happen to her."

Stacie looks at the DJ with narrowed eyes as if asking for a confirmation, and even an argument that it wasn't true.

However, Beca calmly says, "They fired Aubrey because she was a mess at work and she represented Chloe in this case. She shouldn't have done that because every associates are forbade to represent somebody against their clients. They insulted The Bellas because they were angry about the way all of you treated me, and you know what I mean. What they said to Chloe, it was because they don't trust her yet. And the threats, well, it was real."

Knowing that this incident is most likely her wife's mistake from the very beginning, Stacie sighs heavily and kisses Aubrey's temple without saying anything else.

On the other hand, Chloe is still holding Beca tightly, still resting her temple on the DJ's chest when she says in between light sobs, "I- I love you, Babe. Why cou- couldn't they see it?" She grasps a short breath. "Wh- why didn't they be- believe tha- that I can make you ha- happy?"

Beca sighs heavily and says, "They just needed a reassurance, Chlo. After the exhausting drama we've been through in the last four months, they just wanted to make sure that we'll be fine with our decisions."

"But they're so mean." The redhead cries out in a restraint voice.

Doesn't know what else to say, Beca simply presses her lips onto Chloe's crown and holds her even tighter.

For the next 15 minutes, the room is only filled with sniffles and sobs. Beca and Stacie simply give Chloe and Aubrey times to gather themselves together.

Eventually, when the tears already subside, the tall brunette takes a deep breath and says, "Let's go home, Babe. Bella is waiting for us."

Aubrey nods and gets off her wife's laps. Chloe does the same, and then both of them hug each other tightly.

"I'm so sorry, Bree..." Chloe cries. "It's all my faults."

"No, it's not." Aubrey says with shaky voice. "I should've known better that your shitty fiancé is a fucking jerk."

Beca nonchalantly says, "I think it's time for you to consider that you brought this wrath on yourself. But I don't expect you to. As always, you have too much ego to save, Posen."

Stacie pulls the DJ to the corner of the room and whispers, "I think you're enjoying this way too much. She's still my wife, Beca. Can you please at least be nice to her for my sake?"

"I was telling the truth, Stace." Beca whispers back defensively. "Your wife did this to herself. I didn't do anything. She should've known better that karma could be a bitch."

"Shorty..." Stacie pleads tiredly still in a whisper. "I know you're angry with my wife for what she did to you. You have the right to feel that way. I apologize in my wife's behalf, okay? But can you please put is to an end? If nobody ever surrenders, this will keep going. If you love Chloe and Bella enough, can you please stop bringing up about how Aubrey pushed you to stay with Chloe?"

Upon seeing how helpless her best friend is, Beca rolls her eyes and says in annoyance, "Fine. But what is wrong with you people? You always use love as an excuse for everything. I thought love was supposed to be freeing, not incarcerating."

"I'm sorry." The tall brunette says in defeat. "I'll just... I'll take Aubrey home."

Without saying anything in return, Beca walks to Chloe and asks, "Ready to go home?"

Chloe looks at her fiancé with pleading eyes and asks, "Can we stay at Aubrey's place tonight? She needs me, and I want to be with her."

"You can." The DJ says without hesitation.

"You won't come with me?" The redhead intensifies her puppy eyes. "I also need you tonight." When she sees how reluctant her fiancé is, she pleads, "Please? For me?"

Beca sighs in defeat and says, "Fine. I have to go back to my place to pick up some stuff though."

With an appreciative smile, Chloe says, "Thank you. I'll go with Stacie, but come as fast as you can." She kisses her fiancé chastely on the lips. "I love you."

"I love you too." Beca smiles lightly.

Then the four of them walk out of the conference room.

---

The dinner at Stacie's place is spent awkwardly. The tension is high because Aubrey is spitting out her anger. She's yelling out tons of insults and curses to Harvey, Donna, and Beca. Chloe is on Aubrey's side certainly, and she's spitting out her anger to the older couple too. It makes Stacie busy calming the two raging women.

On the other hand, the DJ simply takes Bella to the bedroom and plays with her. That way, she saves herself from an unnecessary fight, and she also saves Bella from getting a trauma. It's proven the right decision to prevent herself from getting angry too. She has a strict order from Liv to keep her blood pressure in a normal range.

Beca even falls asleep on the floor in Bella's room. By midnight, Chloe wakes her up, and they go to the redhead's bedroom. When they're already on the bed, the redhead hugs her fiancé from aside and rests her temple on Beca's chest.

"I'm sorry, Babe." Chloe says softly. "I'm sorry for blaming you. It's not your fault. It's Harvey's and Donna's."

"I don't think so." The DJ says calmly. "Every action caused another reaction. We should learn to see our part in every problems."

Chloe pulls herself up to look at her fiancé and stubbornly says, "But the way Harvey treated me and Aubrey was unacceptable. He's disrespectful and pitiful. He shouldn't have fired Aubrey just because he was on your side."

Knowing that it isn't the time to remind her fiancé about how Aubrey has treated her, Beca sighs and says, "You've heard the reasons of her termination, Chlo. And frankly, I don't think it's important for us to argue about this. I'm so tired, and I still need to check by blood pressure before going to sleep. Can we rest this case now? It's not like talking about it could change anything anyway."

"Fine." Chloe says in defeat before getting up to get Beca's digital wrist blood pressure monitor from the duffle bag. After making sure that the brunette's blood pressure is fine, Chloe gives her some meds and covers her under a Bali sarong. Then she snuggles up onto Beca's chest and says, "Good night, Babe. I love you."

"Love you too." The DJ replies with her eyes closed.

---

April 24th 2026.

Nine days ago, Chloe finally had the IUI. The doctor already put the donor's sperm into the redhead's uterus. There was no fuss in picking the donor. They settled with a music teacher who genetically have MC1R gene so there's a possibility for them to have a redheaded kid. It was on Beca's demand for sure, and Chloe complied happily. In return, Chloe wanted a donor who has the same eyes color as Beca's. The redhead wanted their kid to have something in common with both of them if it's possible.

One day after the IUI procedure, Beca finally dropped. In between going to the clinic, moving in, preparing the wedding, the pressure on telling Chloe the whole truth before the wedding, and getting ready for MTV Awards, automatically, Beca was worn out, and her asthma came back.

Donna insisted that the DJ needed a total bedrest for at least three days, and Beca complied without any arguments. Liv admitted her into the hospital, and the doctor pumped her with meds to give her heart a rest and to clean her lungs from the residual smoke. Most of the times, she just slept, and Liv monitored her heart closely. Three days turned into a week, and the DJ came out of the hospital feeling much better.

Right now, Beca is in her office with Emily. The youngest Bella has been working in the DJ's office to monitor her Pop's condition. She's been watching Beca scratching a pen on a paper for hours, and the DJ seems frustrated.

"What is it, Pop?" Emily asks.

Beca sighs heavily and says, "I'm trying to write a couple of songs for the wedding. You know, for all of you to sing when Chloe walking down the aisle, and for the first dance."

"You don't have to worry about the song we sing when Chloe walking down the aisle." Emily says. "We're already rehearsing to a song Chloe requested."

"Oh." The DJ is bit surprised. "I thought she wanted me to write the song."

"Nope." The youngest Bella shakes her head. "She wanted it to be a surprise for you."

Beca nods absentmindedly and says, "Well, I still have to deal with the song for the first dance."

"Did she ask for it?"

"Nope." Beca says with a tight-lipped smile. "But I'm sure she wanted me to surprise her. Knowing her, she must be expecting some grand gesture as a surprise in our wedding."

"Right." Emily grimaces awkwardly.

"I've been trying for weeks now, but I couldn't find the inspirations. I'm stuck."

"Huh." The youngest Bella seems puzzled. It's so unusual for the DJ finding it hard to write a song. "When did the last time you write a song?"

"More than a month ago." The DJ replies. "I wrote a song to tell Chloe the truth."

Emily is taken aback, and she blurts out, "You're gonna tell her the truth of why you chose her?"

"Yea." Beca says certainly. "Harley said it'd be better to start our marriage with a clean slate. And I agreed."

"Are you sure?" The youngest Bella asks with terrified look. "Don't you think it's gonna break Chloe's heart?"

Beca sighs deeply and says, "I have to. I don't want her to find out from someone else and misunderstand. She needs to know that I might chose her because Aubrey pushed me to, but I'm staying because I wanted to. I just don't think starting our marriage with a lie, a huge one, is a good thing."

Even though she's still worried, Emily knows that it's the right thing to do. Therefore, she sighs and says, "You're right. So, when are you gonna tell her?"

"Soon?" Beca grimaces awkwardly. "I'm still afraid of her reactions. But I know I have to do it before the wedding."

Emily simply smiles sympathetically and nods. Then she puts her attention back to her work. Suddenly, her phone rings, and she picks up instantly. "Troian, what's up?" ... ... ... "I know. We're still going to her place tonight, right?" ... ... ... "Okay. See you tonight."

Meanwhile, Beca just keeps stealing glances at the youngest Bella. She has a feeling that the phone call has something to do with Ashley, but she's afraid to ask.

After ten minutes or so, Emily asks, "Okay. What is it?"

"What?" Beca pretends to write down some ideas.

With bored look, Emily says, "You've been stealing glances, and your brain is thinking too loud. It's buzzing in my ears."

Beca's cheeks flushed, and without looking at her aca-child, she mutters, "How is she?... Ashley... Have you uh... told her? About the wedding?"

"We're gonna tell her tonight after dinner." The youngest Bella says. "We've been busy, and you were in the hospital for a week... So, Patrick, Troian, and I decided to wait until things have settled down to tell her. Besides, the closer it is to the wedding day for us to tell her, the sooner everything is gonna be over for her. You know, the waiting, the pain of dealing with the inevitable."

"Oh." The DJ sighs heavily. Even so, she tries to be casual when she says, "Okay. But I'm sure she'll be fine. She has moved on, and Shay is with her."

Emily glances her eyes away from her former captain and mutters, "We sure do hope so. Nevertheless, we think it's still gonna be hard on her."

Beca simply nods in return.

"So, about the song for the first dance." Emily tries to change the subject. "What are you gonna do now that you find it hard to get inspirations?"

"I don't know." The DJ massages her forehead. "It usually isn't this hard to write a song."

"How about the song you prepared to sing for her birthday?"

"It's not a wedding material. Too casual. Nothing grande that Chloe would appreciate as a wedding present. You know her."

"Let me listen to it."

"Fine." The DJ grabs her phone and looks for the song in it.

After the song plays out, Emily says, "Well, it's honest. The start of your relationship was... well, it started with a wrong reason, you also took a chance, and yes, God knows you tried. And you said it. You want a love like she made you feel back when you were eighteen. But uh... what is this pouring a drink thing? You're not allowed to drink."

"It's just a metaphor." Beca says. "It means, let's celebrate."

"Oh." The youngest Bella nods absentmindedly. "Yea, you're right. This isn't a wedding material."

Beca rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance, "Told you."

"So, what are you gonna do?"

"I don't know. All I know is, I don't want to disappoint her."

"You do have a folder full of love songs." Emily says with an apologetic grimace.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Beca stares at the youngest Bella with an eyebrow raised. "All of those songs are about Ashley. Most of them are about me wanting to spend the rest of my life with her. And I started writing them since two years ago. Not two months ago. Now you're asking to just switch it to Chloe?" She flicks her fingers. "Just like that?"

"What choice do you have?" Emily retorts matter-of-factly.

"Absolutely not." The DJ says without any hesitation.

Suddenly, Emily got an idea, and she says, "Remember Just The Way You Are? The song you sang with her and the rest of the Bellas at the pool?"

Beca grins and says, "Oh, yea. Fuck, I didn't know how it happened, but the songs we sang that night was... it was how I felt about Chloe back in college."

"Well," Emily shrugs nonchalantly. "Chloe will appreciate it since it has a history value in your relationship."

Beca grins and says, "I'll call someone to sing the acoustic version in our wedding. Thanks, Em."

"Just being the best aca-child you always said." Emily says smugly.

While holding her phone on her ear, the DJ simply rolls her eyes playfully. "Hey Manzano, my man. How are you doing?" ... ... ... "Listen, dude. I need a favor. But I need you to keep it a secret from the media."

---

Later that night.

Patrick, Troian, and Emily are at Ashley's place. The four of them are sitting in the living room, and watching some shows after dinner. At first, Patrick, Troian, and Emily are stealing glances at each other. They have no idea of how to start.

Eventually, Troian takes a deep breath and says, "Ash, we have something to tell you."

Patrick immediately turns the TV off, and Emily adjusts her position so now all three of them are facing the blonde.

"What is it?" Ashley asks with her eyebrows furrowed. "You seem so serious. Anything happen to Beca? She's fine, right?"

"She's okay." Patrick hurriedly says. They didn't tell the blonde that Beca was in the hospital for a week. "But uh..." He steals a glance at his fiancé.

Troian takes the hint and moves to sit next to her best friend. She takes Ashley's hands into hers and says, "We have news that will upset you. So... we need you to take a deep breath before we begin."

With her eyes narrowed, Ashley responds, "O... kay?" She takes a deep breath. "I'm ready."

After taking another deep breath, Troian says, "Beca and Chloe are getting married in less than two weeks."

For Ashley, everything seems to stop at the moment. The time, the earth, and most likely her heart. The air is knocked out of her lungs, and she finds it hard to breath. She's supposed to be aching, but she can't feel anything but cold. So cold as if the blood is drained out of her veins in a matter of seconds. After taking in a short ragged breath, with her face scrunched up painfully, she asks in barely a whisper, "When?"

"On May 9th." Troian says with sad look.

Ashley clenches her jaw so tightly to prevent herself from crying. Now she feels suffocated, and Troian holds her clenched hands so tightly. Somehow, she's able to smile. A bitter smile appears on her face even though tears are threatening to burst out of her bottom eyelids.

When a single trail of tears start running down her face, Ashley wipes it away instantly. Since she's clenching her jaw so tightly to hold back the sobs, the only thing she can do other than smiling is nodding weakly.

Seeing through her best friend, Troian sympathetically says, "Don't hold yourself back, Ash. It must be hard. We're here for you."

With the last strength she has, Ashley manages to swallow the lump in her throat and breathes out, "I... I'll be fine... I'll just go to my room now..." She stands up, but her knees fail to support her, and she falls down effortlessly.

Troian is fast to catch and hold her up. Patrick is quick on his feet, and he picks Ashley up in bridal style. The blonde herself doesn't say anything but clutching Patrick's shirt tightly with her shaky hands.

"Let's take her to her bedroom." Troian says.

Then the three of them take Ashley to the third floor. In the bedroom, Patrick lays the blonde on the bed carefully.

This hollow in her chest is so suffocating, so heavy, and Ashley automatically curls on her side with her knees pulled up onto her chest.

Troian climbs onto the bed immediately to hug Ashley tightly. Emily sits on Ashley's other side and simply rubs the blonde's back gently. Patrick is sitting by the edge of the bed silently. Nobody has anything to say at all. They know that nothing they say can make this better or easier.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Ashley starts laughing. It starts with a damp chuckle, and it becomes louder. The odd thing is, she's laughing but tears are welling up in her eyes. It's bitter and painful to hear and see, but her friends don't say anything.

"Rihanna was right, you know." Ashley says with restraint voice and trembling lips. "I- it's funny. I... I always thought that Beca was the broken one... But right now... at th- this moment... why I feel like I- I'm the one who needed saving?" She lets out another damp chuckle. "Funny right? I- I didn't understand wha- what it meant u- until now... It's like..." Her voice comes out in barely a high pitch whisper. "It's like running in a circle... I can't escape her shadow... bu- but I also can't stop running... And I'm tired, Troian... So, so tired..."

Then tears start running down her face, and the bitter laughter turns into a hard sobbing. While shaking so hard, Ashley cries; screams hysterically to be precise. She thought she had no more tears left after crying for so many nights after breaking up with Beca. Turns out, she was wrong. Her head and her chest feel so heavy. Every fiber of her being is aching now.

Upon seeing how unsettled her best friend is, Troian simply hugs her best friend tightly and presses her lips onto Ashley's forehead. It's so heart wrenching to see Ashley that way, and Emily can't help but shedding some tears too. Patrick can't even bring himself to look at the blonde at all. He's clenching his jaw and hands so tightly with his face so red from holding back tears and anger.

"I'm so sorry, Ash." Troian says with restraint voice and tears running down her face. "I'm so sorry."

Ashley is shaking and sobbing in her best friend's arms, gripping the front of Troian's shirt so tightly and helplessly. She finally understood why Chloe decided to end her life. Hit after hit just keep on coming even though she's already down on her knees. But this hole of sorrow seems endless and bottomless. The misery of losing the love of her life feels inconsolable. This pain is unbearable.

At some point, nobody knows how, the tears subside, and Ashley falls asleep. Her friends aren't even sure if the blonde is asleep of passed out. Then Troian and Emily fall asleep too while hugging Ashley from both sides.

Patrick on the other hand, he can't sleep. He just lie there on the couch with one arm on his forehead, thinking, contemplating if there's a way to save both of her best friends from their own stubbornness. Try as hard as he might, he knows that Beca and Ashley are right. Both of their explanations make sense. There's no way out of this; not with Chloe around the corner.

When the sun comes up, Patrick wakes his fiancé up, and both of them prepare some breakfast. It's already 07.30 in the morning when Troian wakes Ashley and Emily up.

"Urgh..." Ashley grunts while massaging her temple. Her head is so heavy, and her eyes are so swollen that she finds it hard to open them completely. "My head is killing me."

"Here." Troian hands her aspirins and a glass of water.

With one eye slightly open, Ashley takes them and mutter, "Thanks."

Emily sits up with her back leaning on the headboards, Patrick joins them in bed with a tray of food, and Troian puts down the tray in her hands on the bed as she asks, "How are you feeling, Ash?"

Taking her time to compose herself, Ashley nourishes her water. It's painful indeed, and she's not ready to deal with the pain. Therefore, she decides to play it cool. After finishing a glass of water, Ashley says, "Like ten layers under the rock bottom, and the layers are all crap."

Even though they know that the blonde is hurting, they can see that she's trying to seem better. Therefore, her friends chuckles dryly, and then Emily says, "Glad that you still can make a joke."

"It's all I have now." Ashley says while taking a toast. "Making fun of how ironic life is."

"What do you mean life is ironic?" Patrick says before munching his toast.

Ashley swallows her food and says in annoyance, "When love means letting go. Ironic, right?"

Emily and Patrick are taken aback for a second, remembering the similar words coming out from Beca. Then the youngest Bella clears her throat and cautiously says, "Speaking of which... I have something for you, Ash. But I'm not sure if you want them now."

"What is it?" The blonde asks.

After getting a light nod from Troian, the youngest Bella takes out a flash drive from her pocket and holds it up in front of Ashley. "Pop recorded a cover of Love Will Set You Free. She said she did it for closure, and I... I asked her to have it. I didn't tell her that I was going to give it to you. I just thought that it could be your closure too."

"Oh." Ashley responds while taking the flash drive.

With a sympathetic look, the youngest Bella says, "She said that you gave her a note the morning before she went to the hospital, and... she sang it herself as a reminder that... she's not alone; that you two promised each other to be okay; and when she's too tired of everything, this song will remind her that... everything's gonna be okay; that your love, yours and hers, could set her free. Some kind of silver lining kind of stuff."

Doesn't know what to say, Ashley simply nods and puts the flash drive into the drawer under the night stand.

Then Emily continues, "I just thought that... if I were you, I'd like to have the options. You know, to choose whether or not I should listen to it."

"Thanks, Em." Ashley smiles bitterly. "How is she anyway?"

Emily steals a glance at Troian before she cautiously says, "She uh... she seemed fine. She has accepted that... it would be Chloe for the rest of her life."

Ashley remains silent for a little while, letting the pang in her chest sinking deep into her mind, feeling the pain cutting through her heart. As hard as it is, she puts on the best smile she can muster. It's a broken and heartbreaking smile. Nevertheless, she swallows hard and says with shaky voice, "Good for her."

After that, they simply resume breakfast in silent. Troian, Patrick, and Emily don't know what to say at the moment. They can't say it'll be okay, because they don't know if it will. They can't say the pain will pass, because they know that Ashley knows better that it will. Therefore, nobody pushes to say anything but simply holding themselves back from screaming in anger.

Certainly, the three of them hate this situation. Patrick and Troian hate Chloe and Aubrey for sure for making their best friends so miserable. Emily is angry too, but she couldn't say anything because the people who caused this are her sisters. They know that Beca thought she was doing the so called leap of faith. But for them, doing Chloe's demands is a leap of suicide for Beca and Ashley.

However, the ex-couple seemed to be so determined with their decision. As their best friends, Patrick and Troian have told them several times that it could be the wrong thing to do. In the end, they are hand tied. Beca and Ashley made a decision that both of them thought was the right one.

More importantly, they agree with Beca and Ashley in one thing. Beca and Ashley wouldn't be happy either even if Beca had left Chloe and chosen Ashley. Because Chloe is here to stay, and apparently, staying to make sure that Beca won't be happy if it's not with her. So, there's nothing left to say for them to change the decision.

Eventually, Troian asks, "So Ash, do you want to stay in today, or do you want to go to work?"

"I'll go to work." The blonde says with a weak smile. "I can't stay in and just sulking all day. I'll deal with it when I feel ready. Right now, I can't. It's still too painful."

"Okay." Troian says softly.

"You know we're here for you, Ash." Patrick says. "Both you and Beca."

"Always." Emily continues.

"I know." Ashley gives them a sad appreciative smile. "I'm glad to have you, guys. Thank you."

"Don't mention it." Troian says. "Beca asked me to be her bridesmaid. But I'm sure she won't mind if I choose to stay with you on her wedding day."

"No." Ashley shakes her head lightly with a sad smile. "Be with her. She'll need all of you. I think I'll just go to my parents'. I need a getaway anyway."

"Are you sure?" Patrick asks. "I will be with her, and Troian can stay with you."

Ashley feels moved that her best friends are doing their best to be with both of them at the same time. However, she shakes her head and smiles softly as she says, "I appreciate it. But it's a big day for Beca. I'm sure you don't want to miss it. The two of you have been her best friends in almost six years. I'll be fine."

"We'll go to Anaheim right after the wedding is over." Emily says.

"Okay." Ashley nods.

After breakfast, all of them go to work. Ashley tries to distract her mind the whole day. As hard as it is, she pushes through. She has to. By the time they finish filming, Troian offers to stay at her place, but Ashley refuses. She knows she needs some alone time to process everything, and to decide whether or not she'll listen to the song Emily gave her this morning.

When she gets back to the mansion, Ashley takes a long hot bath to calm herself. She's nourishing a glass of hot ginger milk while her mind travels back to the time she and Beca were planning their wedding, wondering how it would have actually felt like to prepare their wedding that was supposed to be held in July.

A sad bitter smile appears on her face. She knows that they would have had tiramisu and cheesecake for desserts; she would have pushed Beca to try on an orange wedding suit just to see the brunette whining; they would have had a quickie in the fitting room because Beca wouldn't be able to keep her hands to herself; she would have worn a combination of white and red dress on their wedding day because Beca thought red looks so perfect on her; and so on.

As the thoughts are flowing into her mind, a single track of tears is running down her face. She pulls her knees onto her chest and hugs them before resting her forehead onto her kneecaps. She's crying again for the hundreds times in the last six months.

Suddenly, her phone rings, and she wipes her tears away. She checks her phone, and it's Shay. After clearing her throat, Ashley picks up and says, "Hey, boo."

"Hey, Babe. Want to hang out? Tyler, Sasha, and Lucy are going to a club."

"No. I just want to sleep."

"Something wrong? Are you sick?"

"No, no." Ashley smiles weakly. "I'm fine. I'm just... tired."

"Are you sure? You sound not well."

"I'm fine, Shay. Don't worry."

"Do you want me to go there?"

"Thank you, but... you go have fun." She hears a long sighing from the other end.

"Okay. See you on Monday. Love you, Babe."

"See you on Monday." She ends the phone call.

Other than Troian and Patrick, nobody else at work knows about Beca's wedding. She's relieved about that. She just can't stand everybody looking at her with a sad look. It's hard enough without people coming and telling her how sorry they are.

Ashley sighs heavily and gets out of the tub. After changing into a shirt and shortpants, she takes two bottle of wine, a glass, and the flash drive to the balcony. She puts them all on the table, and then she simply sits on the couch.

For a long while, she simply stares at the flash drive while sipping wine. Glass after glass, and eventually, half a bottle has gone. Nevertheless, she just resumes what she's been doing for hours; staring at the flash drive while nourishing the liquor. After finishing one whole bottle of wine, she plugs the flash drive into her phone.

She's confused to find two songs in it. Emily only told her about Love Will Set You Free. The youngest Bella must have put the other one accidentally. Nevertheless, Ashley hits play, and the guitar starts to play. Eventually, Beca's voice comes in.

Down to Earth
Keep on falling when I know it hurts
Going faster than a million miles an hour
Trying to catch my breath
some way, somehow

Down to Earth
It's like I'm frozen,
but the world still turns
Stuck in motion,
and the wheels keep spinning 'round
Moving in reverse
with no way out

And now I'm one step closer to
being two steps far from you
When everybody wants you
Everybody wants you

Ashley realizes that Beca must have written this song after finding out about her dating Shay. Try as hard as she might, she can't imagine how painful it must have been for Beca to think that she has moved on. Beca doesn't know that she's still in love. On the other hand, as painful as it is for her in the last six months, Ashley always knew that Beca is still in love with her somehow.

How many nights
does it take to count the stars?
That's the time
it would take to fix my heart
Oh, baby, I was there for you
All I ever wanted was the truth
yeah, yeah

How many nights
have you wished someone would stay?
Lie awake
only hoping they're okay
I never counted all of mine
If I tried,
I know it would feel like infinity
Infinity...
Infinity...
Infinity...

How many texts and phone calls she ignored in the name of trying to move on? Countless. Countless times Beca tried reaching out for her, but she didn't respond. Even the bouquet of lilies Beca sent as a thank you gesture ended up in a trash because she was too hurt about the duet. Ashley chokes on her tears upon realizing how she has abandoned the DJ completely.

Eyes can't shine
Unless there's something burning bright behind
Since you went away,
there's nothing left in mine
I feel myself running out of time

And now I'm one step closer to being
two steps far from you
When everybody wants you
Everybody wants you

The pain in her chest is unbearable. She opens another bottle of wine, and just chugs it down her throat directly from the bottle to numb the pain.

How many nights
does it take to count the stars?
That's the time
it would take to fix my heart
Oh, baby, I was there for you
All I ever wanted was the truth
yeah, yeah
How many nights
have you wished someone would stay?
Lie awake
only hoping they're okay
I never counted all of mine
If I tried,
I know it would feel like infinity
Infinity...
Infinity...
Infinity...
It would feel like infinity...

She keeps on listening to the song in repeat. It feels like the pain Beca tried to convey in that song could reach her and rip her heart out of her chest. However, she just can't stop. She feels like she deserves this pain for leaving Beca behind.

When the two bottles of wine are already empty, Ashley tries to stand up to get another one. However, she's too drunk, and her feet are unsteady. She falls back down onto the couch, and she groans loudly. Without realizing what she's doing, she pauses the song and dials a number.

---

At Beca's apartment.

Beca is sleeping next to Chloe in her bed. The DJ's phone rings, and as usual, Beca doesn't wake up. Her fiancé on the other hand, is annoyed with the ringtone.

"Babe..." Chloe mumbles with her eyes closed. "Your phone."

However, the DJ doesn't budge.

"Babe..." The redhead nudges her fiancé gently.

"Engh?" Beca grunts.

"Your phone is waking the whole apartment up." Chloe mumbles in her sleep.

Beca groans loudly and grabs the said item on the nightstand. Without opening her eyes, she picks up and mumbles, "Do you know what fucking time is this?"

"Becs..."

Upon hearing Ashley's voice, slurring like she's so wasted and most likely crying, Beca is waken up. With her eyes wide, she sits up and glances at the clock. It's almost three in the morning. Afraid of waking up her fiancé again, Beca gets off the bed quietly and walks out of the bedroom.

"I'm sorry... I- I'm sorry for... for lea- leaving you alone... Y- you must be angry... And I'm sorry... Bu- but I was there... I swear I was... A- and tonight... Becs... I need you to- to save me tonight..."

Then complete silent. "Ash?" Beca calls, but she gets nothing in return. She hurriedly ends the phone call and goes back into the bedroom to change. Thankfully, Chloe isn't disturbed at all.

As fast as she can, Beca rushes her way to the parking floor to find her car. She calls Pascal on her way out, and the bodyguard says that Ashley is in the mansion. Beca drives crazily fast to her ex's place. Since it's after midnight, the street is less crowded.

After she arrives, she runs into the house, straight to the third floor, to the main bedroom. When she doesn't find Ashley on the bed, she runs upstairs to the sanctuary, but she doesn't find Ashley there either. She's taken aback to see so many canvases, so many paintings in the room, and most of them are her. However, she doesn't have time to look at them closely.

Feeling more worried, she runs back downstairs to the main bedroom to check the balcony. As soon as she sees Ashley lying on the couch with two empty bottles of wine on the table, she sprints forward and puts her index finger under Ashley's nose. Upon feeling the blonde's warm breath on her skin, she sighs in relief. Still breathing heavily, she sits cross-legged on the floor next to the couch, in front of her ex.

The blonde is curling on her side, sleeping soundly with her lips slightly parted and her hand holding her phone on her neck. With a light smile, Beca sighs and shakes her head, knowing that Ashley must have drunk dialed her.

She spends a while simply staring at Ashley's face. There's still a trace of tears on the blonde's rosy cheeks. Beca finally realizes that finding out about her wedding with Chloe must have been devastating for Ashley.

She knows that touching Ashley isn't a good idea, because she probably won't be able to stop. However, she just can't help herself. Cautiously, she reaches out her right hand closer to Ashley's face. She brushes a strain of hair off Ashley's face and caresses Ashley's cheek with the back of her index finger gently.

In an instant, Beca feels her chest is full, and she lets out a damp chuckle. With her eyes teary, she cautiously rests her palm on the blonde's cheek. When Ashley doesn't even flinch, she sighs in relief. Gently, she caresses Ashley's cheek with her thumb. Out of nowhere, she starts singing softly,

If you're ever feeling lonely,
If you're ever feeling down
You should know
you're not the only one
Cause I feel it with you now
When the world is on your shoulders,
and you're falling to your knees
Oh, please...
You know love will set you free

Maybe it's from the light rubbing on her cheek, or maybe from hearing the familiar voice, Ashley stirs in her sleep, and her eyes flutter open slightly. A light fond smile creeps across her face, and she closes her eyes again as she mumbles, "Babe... you're home."

It's so simple, but Beca chokes on her tears. She has to bite the bottom of her left thumb so hard to prevent a sob from coming out of her mouth. Since they lived together, Ashley always greeted her with the same sentence. It sure feels like home every time they're together.

Without pulling back her right hand, Beca wipes the tears off her own cheeks with the back of her left hand. After taking in a ragged breath, the DJ replies with shaky voice, "I am."

"Me too." Ashley slurs in her sleep.

"It's gonna be okay, Hon." The DJ says with her face scrunched up from holding back the pang in her chest. "You're gonna be okay."

"I know." Ashley mumbles, still with her eyes closed and a fond smile on her face.

That simple answer brings Beca relief. Somehow, she just knows that Ashley will be able to mend.

After that, nobody says anything anymore. From the steady heaving chest, the DJ can tell that Ashley has fallen back asleep. She simply chuckles lightly and sighs contentedly as she pulls back her hand. With her arms, she locks her knees on her chest, and simply stares at Ashley's sleeping face.

The dawn is already breaking when the DJ decides that she has to go back to Chloe. She fixes her eyes on Ashley's face for another minute, and then she gets up. When she's stretching her back, her eyes catch the liquor on the table. Judging from the two empty bottles of wine, the DJ is sure that Ashley won't remember anything about this meeting.

Therefore, she takes Ashley's phone and deletes the last outgoing call, knowing that it'll better that Ashley doesn't know about her being here. After putting down the phone back near the blonde's face on the couch, she looks at Ashley once again with a light smile on her face. She's fighting the urge to kiss the blonde's forehead. As impossible as it feels like, Beca manages to hold herself back. Then she huffs out a long steady breath and walks back into the house.

Before going out, she goes to see her kids in their room. The puppies are wiggling their tails upon seeing their owner. Beca squats down and pats their heads gently. "Take care of mommy, okay?" After letting the puppies lick her hand and face, she gets up and heads out. She doesn't feel heavy for leaving, but still, there's a light tug in her chest as she walks out of the house.

She stops by the security post to tell the bodyguard in charged to not telling Ashley that she came by. Then she drives back to her apartment. On the way, she calls Pascal again to make sure Ashley doesn't find out about her midnight visit.

After that, she remembers the part where Ashley mentioned being there for her. Since she can't get the actual answer, Beca simply brushes it off, thinking that Ashley must have meant it not in a literal way. They shared the same pain, ergo; Ashley was at the same place with her. That's her conclusion.

---

The next morning, Ashley wakes up with a light smile on her face. Suddenly, an image of Beca sitting in front of her comes across her mind. She vaguely remembers having their usual conversation every time the DJ came home to her. The last thing she blurry remembers was dialing Beca's number.

"No, no, no, no, no!" Feeling panic, she sits up abruptly. "Aw!" She massages her forehead.

Her head is banging from the hangover. Nevertheless, she grabs her phone and checks her call history. As much as she misses Beca, drunk calling her ex is not going to end well for both of them. She can't drag the DJ back, especially now that Beca is getting married soon. Therefore, she feels so relieved upon finding out that there's no record of her calling Beca. "Thank God." She sighs in relief. "It must be a dream."

Then she lies back on the couch, squinting her eyes from the bright light of the sun above her head. Since it's too bright, she closes her eyes and thinks back to her dream.

Now that she's replaying the whole scene, she remembers saying the same thing to Beca on when the night terror happened. She knows how deceitful the brain can be. It can create any moment to help human to cope in devastating time.

Although it's only a dream, she can still feel the warmth on her cheek from Beca's touch. With her hand rubbing her cheek, she chuckles bitterly and mutters, "There's no way Beca still calls you Hon. What a dream."

Somehow, it makes her feel slightly better. She realizes that there's a part of her, the unconscious mind in her, trying to tell herself that she's going to be okay. It gives her strength to play the other song in her phone; the one Emily said could be her closure. After the intro of solo guitar, Beca's alto voice comes in.

I'm sure you're probably busy
getting on with your new life
So far away from
So far away from

When everything we used to say
was wrong is now alright
Where has the time gone
Where has the time gone

With her eyes closed and one arm on her forehead, Ashley simply let the words sink into her mind. "Your time with Beca has gone, and there's nothing to regret. You had an amazing run anyway."

If you're ever feeling lonely
If you're ever feeling down
You should know
you're not the only one
'cause I feel it with you now
When the world is on your shoulders
and you're falling to your knees
Oh please...
You know love will set you free

At this point, tears start rolling down her temple into her ears. However, she doesn't wipe it away.

I took a long and lonely walk
up to an empty house
That's where I've come from
Where have you come from
The more I live,
the more I know,
I've got to live without
This ain't no sad song
Life has to go on

She smiles bitterly, and thinks to herself, "Life has to go on, Ash. It's hard to live without her, but it's not impossible. Remember, it's just another lesson to learn."

If you're ever feeling lonely
If you're ever feeling down
You should know
you're not the only one
'cause I feel it with you now
When the world is on your shoulders
and you're falling to your knees
Oh please...
You know love will set you free
Love will set you free

When the song ends, Ashley says to herself with shaky voice, "It's gonna be okay, Ash. You're gonna be okay. You'll find another K to your okay. It's time to put the old key into a box. There's no more doors to open with that key."

She lets the song play in repeat for one more time before turning it off and gets up. Upon feeling how the ground is spinning around, she grunts and mutters, "And apparently, no more getting drunk over your ex, Ashley never gonna be Mitchell."

---

May 8th 2026: One Day Before The Wedding.

Beca and Chloe have moved into their new house for a week now, but Beca is still trying to get used to the new environment. The backyard has been set for their wedding tomorrow. The chairs, the buffet, the white carpet for Chloe walking down the aisle, and the arch made from flowers fence for the altar. Everything else but the flowers is in white.

Right now, Beca is waiting for Chloe to come home at the balcony with a guitar in her hands. After weeks of postponing, she finally surrenders and decides to tell Chloe the whole truth today. She has planned the whole thing out. She'll start with a song, and then she'll tell Chloe everything, crossing her fingers that it won't change anything about their wedding tomorrow.

"Babe! I'm home!" Chloe yells from inside.

"Out here!" Beca yells back. She shakes her hands and huffs out one hell of nervous breath out of her mouth.

"Hey!" Chloe greets cheerfully before leaning downward to kiss her fiancé's lips chastely.

"Hey." Beca smiles. "How was school?"

"School was great." The redhead says as she sits next to the DJ.

Gently, Beca takes Chloe's hands into hers and softly says, "Chlo, I need to tell you something. But I'll start with a song, and I hope you get the message I'm trying to say."

With her eyebrows furrowed, Chloe says, "Okay... But I also have some news to tell you."

"Can I go first?" Beca asks with an awkward grimace. She can't wait any longer, because she's afraid that she will lose her courage in any second.

"Hmmm..." Chloe purses her lips. "Okay. Go on."

"Thanks." Beca says before taking a deep breath and let go of Chloe's hands. She strums her guitar, and starts singing,

You never know
when you're gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world in a moment
comes undone

You're just walking around and suddenly
Everything that you thought that you knew about love is gone
You find out it's all been wrong
And all my scars
don't seem to matter anymore
Cause they led me here to you

Beca is referring that part to the day she met Ashley, all the things she has learnt from loving the blonde, that eventually led her to the decision to stay with Chloe. She's smiling lightly while singing.

On the other hand, Chloe is thinking that the DJ is referring to the day they met at the activities fair. The redhead is also smiling ever so brightly, feeling ever so happy.

I know that it's gonna take some time
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should
And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
Don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe that...
this could be the start of something good

Chloe is intrigued with the chorus. In one hand, she's curious about the things Beca is about to tell her. But she's also flattered that Beca has admitted how this wedding can be a start of something good. She herself has news that will make the beginning of their marriage not only good, but amazing.

Everyone knows
life has its ups and downs
One day you're on top of the world
and one day you're the clown
Well I've been both enough to know
That you don't wanna get in the way when it's working out
The way that it is right now

You see my heart
I wear it on my sleeve
Cause I just can't hide it anymore

I know that it's gonna take some time
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should

And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
Don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe that
this could be the start

Cause I don't know
where it's going
There's a part of me that loves not knowing
Just don't let it end before we begin

With a smile so bright, Chloe takes out something from her purse. She puts it on her laps, and she's tapping her fingers impatiently.

Beca can see that it's a shirt, a folded light blue t-shirt on her fiancé's laps. Although she's curious, she just keeps on singing.

You never know
when you're gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world in a moment
comes undone

I know that its gonna take some time
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should

And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
Don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe
Oh I'm starting to believe that...
this could be the start of something good

After the song ends, Beca turns around on her seat to put her guitar away. When she turns to look back at the redhead, Chloe is holding the shirt in her hands. On the back of the shirt, Beca can read it; The Most Adorably Badass Mama in the Universe.

Beca's eyes go wide, and she becomes speechless. All she can do is looking back and forth between the shirt and her fiancé with her mouth wide open.

"I just can't wait anymore." Chloe says with happy tears in her beaming blue eyes. "The IUI; it worked, Babe. We're pregnant."

"We are?" The DJ asks cautiously yet a smile is starting to creep on her face.

"We are." Chloe grins from ear to ear.

"Are you sure?" Beca asks with her eyes teary and a huge grin on her face.

Still with that beaming grin on her face, Chloe nods and says, "I've been late for a week, and I've been doing pregnancy tests in the last three days, five times a day. You know, just to be sure. It was all positive. I had to wait for this shirt so I could tell you."

"We're gonna be moms?" Beca asks in disbelief. She's feeling a warm sensation in her chest that she has never felt before. It travels from her stomach, to the tips of her fingers, and down to her toes.

"We are." Chloe nods excitedly.

"We're gonna be moms!" Beca roars loudly while throwing her fists up triumphantly. "Woo hoo!"

Upon seeing how happy her fiancé is, the redhead laughs lightly. It's been so long since she saw Beca this happy. The last time would be on the brunette's fifth anniversary with Ashley at the club. She remembers it closely; how bright Beca was beaming that night, rushing her way to Ashley after singing the song.

Beca grabs Chloe's face and kisses her lips repeatedly while saying in between kisses, "I love you. I love you. I love you!"

Chloe chuckles and replies, "I love you too, Babe."

Then the DJ scoots closer and rubs Chloe's stomach gently. She just can't help but grinning from ear to ear when she's staring at Chloe's stomach. "There's a baby in your tummy, Chlo." She says in wonder. "Our baby."

Chloe puts a hand on top of Beca's and softly replies, "There is. Like you said in the song. This will be the start of something good. Amazing even."

With her eyes teary, the DJ leans closer to kiss her fiancé on the lips. It starts gentle, but she can feel it. Something is crawling in her stomach. It's the kind of desire she has never felt before. She wants to make love to the woman who soon will be her wife and the mother of her child.

However, she's also worried. They haven't had sex at all after the tattoo incident. She knows that Chloe has been holding herself back, and she herself doesn't want to push. Therefore, she's surprised when Chloe deepens the kiss.

When the redhead is starting to unbutton her shirt, Beca grabs her hand and breaks the kiss. "Chlo..." She says through labored breaths. "I want this so badly... But the tattoo... it's still there..."

"I don't care..." Chloe breathes out with husky voice. "We're getting married tomorrow, and we're gonna be parents... I don't care about that stupid tattoo anymore. You were right. It's just ink from your past... I just want you to make love to me, Baby..."

Beca smiles in relief but worriedly asks, "But... you're pregnant. Do you think we can...?"

"We can." The redhead nods. "Just do it gently."

"I'm nothing but gentle." The DJ smirks. "I think we should move this to the bedroom."

With her bottom lip in between her teeth, Chloe simply nods and pulls her fiancé to their bedroom.

---

Smut.

As soon as they reach the bedroom, Beca kisses Chloe hungrily while kicking the door shut. On the other hand, Chloe is already pushing the shirt out of the DJ's shoulders.

Without breaking the kiss, Beca's hands travels to Chloe's back to unzip the skirt, and it falls down onto the floor effortlessly.

They are undressing each other vastly. It's hard to see whose hands are on whom. The sexual tension has been building up for almost two months, and none of them feels like going slow.

Suddenly, both of them are already naked. Chloe is scooting back on the bed with Beca crawling on top of her, kissing her hungrily.

Instead of lying herself on top the redhead, the DJ lies on her side, supporting her body weight with an elbow while her other hand is caressing Chloe's stomach gently. Slowly, she slides her hand up to brush the crook under Chloe's breast with her thumb.

"Oh..." Chloe moans onto the brunette's lips.

Beca breaks the kiss, smirking as she whispers, "Someone's been missing my touch."

"You have no fucking i- Oh..." The redhead is cut off as her fiancé pinches her nipple gently.

Then the brunette trails her lips down to suck Chloe's pulse point, making the redhead moaning even louder, grasping her own red locks tightly.

When Beca scoots down further, Chloe's perky breasts are already hardened. Gently, the brunette nibbles the nipple in between her damp warm lips.

Feeling like she's going to explode, Chloe breathes out, "I... I change my mind... Forget gentle... Fuck me hard, Babe..."

Beca growls, feeling the heat is pooling underneath, and she bites the redhead's nipple a bit harshly. Her left hand is already travelling down to Chloe's core, and she presses her thumb onto the clit hard.

Chloe moans loudly, feeling light headed. Her core is throbbing, and the tension in her legs is so unbearable that she needs to clench her toes.

While pressing her thumb in circle on Chloe's clit, Beca kisses the redhead's stomach gently all over.

The redhead is gripping the sheet beside her head tightly, arching her back up, asking for more. As the brunette slips a thumb into her core, Chloe's eyes roll back. "Fuck, Babe..." She's shuddering, biting her bottom lip so hard from the unbearable desire.

Then the brunette slides down, positioning her head in between Chloe's thighs. Gently, she lifts one of Chloe's leg up and puts it over her shoulder. She licks the redhead's core hard, wiping off the sweet nectar on it.

"Oh, fuck me..." Chloe moans loudly.

Beca hugs Chloe's lifted up leg with her left arm, and lets her left thumb pressing on the redhead's clit from above. Her right hand is kneading Chloe's breast roughly. It's unusual for the brunette to do it that way, but somehow Chloe's lusty moaning just drives her crazy. No teasing with the tip of her tongue, no light and gentle touch with her lips and hands. She sucks Chloe's core hard as if she's going to eat it.

"Don't stop, Babe!" The redhead moans, thrashing, shaking her head from side to side. "God, I'm coming hard!"

While her thumb is pushing Chloe's clit, Beca sinks her mouth onto the redhead's core hard, swiping her tongue in and out, scraping her teeth on Chloe's sensitive skin slightly on the way in.

Instead of feeling hurt, Chloe grasps her own hair so hard, arching her back up so high, feeling like she's going to explode in any second. Her lips are chanting, "Oh... Oh.. Oh. Oh!"

A second after the sweet nectar squirts out of Chloe's core into Beca's mouth, the redhead falls down onto the bed breathlessly.

Gently, the brunette pulls herself up and pours the liquid out of her mouth onto Chloe's thigh. After taking the redhead's leg off her shoulder, the DJ scoots up and lies on her side next to her fiancé. She holds her head up on her elbow. With a light smile, she brushes the damp red hair off Chloe's sweaty face, and then rests her hand lazily on Chloe's stomach.

Chloe is still trying to catch her breath, and her chest is heaving heavily. It's not unusual to see the redhead that way after having sex. Yet the look on her face is somehow different. Her face is beaming differently, and her radiant red hair is shining so brightly.

"Is this what people say that a pregnant woman is glowing?" The DJ retorts softly.

Since she's still out of breath, the only thing the redhead can do is smiling. She's still feeling high from the orgasm, and Beca's hand caressing her stomach just build up another wave of desire in her chest. She swallows hard and takes a huge breath in through her mouth before flipping their positions.

"Whoops!" Beca is surprised when Chloe flips their positions so suddenly.

With a devilish smirk, the redhead sits on her fiancé's crotch. She slips one of her leg under the brunette's left leg and aligns their clits. Then she starts grinding.

Beca's eyes roll back, and her hands automatically slither up Chloe's abdomen to knead those perky breasts.

With her back arched forward, Chloe throws her head back and grinds even harder. She's pushing her right hand onto the bed to support her body weigh while her other hand is groping Beca's breast.

With a heavy grunt, the DJ pushes herself up, supporting her body weigh with her right elbow. She reaches her left hand to the back of Chloe's head and pulls the redhead downward to crash their lips together.

Chloe leans forward to kiss her fiancé back fiercely while keeps grinding her hips.

Beca grasps the red hair, and pulls Chloe's head slightly backward to nip her neck harshly.

"Oh, baby..." The redhead moans loudly with her eyes closed. She's trying to keep her rhythm steady, but she's nearly coming again.

As the wave hits her in the higher spot, Beca throws her head back and drops back onto the bed. She's breathing heavily, trying to gasp a sip of air into her lungs. She can feel how blood is rushing to the tip of her fingers, pumped by her hard thumping heart. She hasn't even caught her breath yet when she feels Chloe's warm breath on her wet core.

"I've been waiting for this moment." The redhead says with devilish voice before she sinks her mouth onto Beca's core hard.

"Shit!" Beca grasps her head tightly with her chin lifted up. She pulls her knees up and spreads her legs wide to give her fiancé more access to explore her core. With Chloe's thumb on her clit, and Chloe's tongue in her core, Beca comes again for the second time.

Then Chloe lays herself next to the brunette, and breathes out, "You... have no idea... how long I've been waiting to do that to you..."

Still breathing heavily, the DJ simply chuckles lightly. She takes a few deep breaths to calm her nerves while Chloe is staring and grinning at her.

There's no doubt of how happy Chloe is for making love to her fiancé for the first time ever.

After her breaths are even, Beca turns on her side and says, "Turn around."

Without asking anything, Chloe turns her back on the brunette.

Beca holds herself up with her right arm while saying, "Knee up, Beale."

Chloe pulls one knee up, and Beca instantly thrusts two fingers into the redhead's wet core from upfront.

"Agh!" Chloe moans loudly, and she automatically pushes her butt back to rub Beca's core.

As the brunette twirling her fingers inside out, Chloe moans, "Oh, babe... oh, babe... oh, baby..." Then she twists her upper body in a way that she can reach the back of Beca's head with one hand, and pulls the brunette in for a messy wet kiss.

Beca just keeps on thrusting, twirling, and curling her fingers inside Chloe. A loud growl comes out of her throat as Chloe's teeth scrape the soft skin of her bottom lip, but she doesn't stop her fingers, neither her lips.

Chloe breaks the kiss and breathes out, "Fuck me harder..."

Without pulling her fingers out, the brunette pulls herself backward slightly so Chloe can lie on her back. She slips her right arm under Chloe's neck and starts sucking the redhead's nipple. She even dares herself to slip another finger into Chloe's core harshly.

"Oh, fuck!" Chloe moans loudly with her chin lifted up. Her head is spinning around, and her hands are grasping her own hair so tightly.

The sound of Beca's labored breaths is competing with Chloe's loud moaning. The DJ thrusts her fingers harder and faster into the redhead's core, letting the knuckle on her thumb hitting Chloe's clit in the way.

The harder Beca thrusts, the harder Chloe moans, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!"

When she nearly comes, Chloe grabs Beca's face and crashes her lips onto the brunette's hard. Just as she squirts, her toes spread out widely, and Chloe whimpers heavily, "Ngh..." Then her arched back drops onto the bed effortlessly. She's panting hard, sweating all over her body.

Beca rolls to lie on her back, also breathing heavily.

"That was..." Chloe breathes out. "That was the most..." She gasps in a ragged breath. "I can't even..."

Still trying to even her breath, the DJ simply chuckles with her eyes closed.

End of smut.

---

After her breaths even out, Beca kisses Chloe's temple and scoots downward. Gently, she kisses the redhead's stomach several times and rubs it as she says, "Hope you're okay in there, little one."

Chloe chuckles and says, "She doesn't even have ears yet, Babe."

"She?" Beca asks comically while moving up to lie beside her fiancé. "How do you know?"

Chloe turns to lie on her side. Now they're facing each other in pillow talk position. Beca brushes a strain of hair off her fiancé's face, and the redhead automatically scoots closer to hug her.

With her eyes staring fondly into her fiancé's, Chloe says, "I don't know for sure yet. But I have a feeling she's gonna be a she. What are we gonna call her anyway? They? It?"

"Hmmm..." The DJ purses her lips while caressing her fiancé's stomach absentmindedly. "How about peanut? This little one must be just as big as a peanut by now."

Upon seeing how serious Beca is in choosing a pet name for their baby, Chloe giggles and kisses the brunette chastely on the lips. "Peanut sounds cute."

"No, not cute." The DJ mocks a terrified look. "So many people are allergic to it. Peanut is dangerous. It's a badass nut nut."

Chloe laughs lightly and says, "I hope our baby is as adorable as you are."

"Not adorable." Beca says with a childlike stubborn look. "Badass."

It's as adorable as it can be, and Chloe can't help herself but laughing even louder.

On the other hand, Beca is studying her fiancé's face closely. Something is definitely different with the redhead. She's always been beaming brightly, but Beca can feel something more.

However, the DJ doesn't say anything but smiling lightly. She rolls on her back and brings Chloe with her in her arm.

Chloe lies on her stomach half on top of her fiancé, and suddenly, she remembers that Beca was going to tell her something. "Babe, you said there's something you needed to tell me."

Upon remembering that she should tell the redhead the truth, Beca is taken aback. Now that Chloe is pregnant, she's afraid that it will upset her fiancé for finding out the truth. The possibility of Chloe changing her mind about the wedding, or the news affecting the pregnancy scares her.

Therefore, the brunette takes a deep breath and smiles. "It doesn't matter anymore, Chlo. We're getting married, and we're having a baby. Nothing else matters more than that."

Automatically, the redhead rests her temple on Beca's chest. She's feeling so contented, so light, and so happy. She rubs Beca's chest gently and softly says, "I can't wait to be your wife, Becs. Tomorrow seems to be so far away."

Beca chuckles lightly and pulls herself away to talk to Chloe's stomach again. "You hear that, little peanut? Mommy can't wait to marry your badass Mama." She's talking with a goofy grin on her face. "We're so happy to have the wedding with you, little one. Be strong in there, okay? And please don't give mommy morning sickness tomorrow." Then she presses her lips onto Chloe's stomach before lying next to her fiancé again.

Chloe snuggles up onto the brunette's chest and says, "You'll be the best mom in the world."

"No." The DJ mumbles with her lips on Chloe's crown. "You will."

With a contented smile, Chloe sighs and hugs Beca even tighter. "I love you, Babe. So much."

"I love you too."

Then they just lie on the bed silently. Beca is twiddling Chloe's hair with her fingers, while Chloe is rubbing the brunette's chest gently, trailing her index finger on Beca's surgery scar.

Eventually, the DJ asks, "Have you gone to the clinic again? You know, to have an ultrasound?"

"Not yet." Chloe replies as she pulls herself up to look at her fiancé fondly. "I want to do it with you. I want us to see our baby for the first time together."

With a smile so bright, Beca leans forward to kiss Chloe's lips gently. Then Chloe lies back onto her fiancé's chest. "Aubrey is gonna be so happy. She's gonna be a godmother."

"No fucking way."

"Babe, be nice." Chloe warns softly.

Beca rolls her eyes and firmly says, "There's no way in hell and heaven peanut will ever be Aubrey Posen's godchild. So, no, fucking, way."

While rubbing the brunette's chest gently, Chloe softly explains, "We had a pact that her first child would be my godchild, and mine would be hers."

"It's your pact with her." Beca states matter-of-factly. "Not mine."

Still lying half on top of the brunette, Chloe pulls herself up to look at her fiancé again and asks, "Who then? Donna? You know she hates me, Babe."

"Since we don't have a close male friend in the Bella's circle, Harvey will certainly be peanut's godfather. But for the godmother, hmmm..." Beca purses her lips, thinking about who'd be the best candidate godmother for her peanut. She has a lot of candidates. Well, three people are more than enough for her to claim a lot. However, she's not sure yet. Therefore, she says, "Let's think about it some other time. But I can assure you. It will never be Aubrey."

"But Babe..." Chloe pouts. "Aubrey will be upset. I know you don't get along with her. But she's my best friend, and I am Bella's godmother. It's only fair that she becomes our kid's godmother."

"Over my dead body." Beca says firmly. Upon seeing the redhead intensifies the pouts on her face, the DJ says, "I believe you have a bachelorette party to attend, and my friends are waiting for me at Harvey's place for a tea party."

With pleading eyes, Chloe asks, "Can we just stay together tonight? I don't want to be away from you after we made love, and I don't think I can survive this night without you."

"Say that to your best friend." The DJ smirks.

Chloe simply huffs and rolls her eyes.

Beca chuckles lightly and says, "I'd love to stay in our bed with you. But I want to be at our wedding in one piece. Which would be impossible to do if I don't let you go to your bachelorette party. Aubrey will tear me apart limb by limb. Especially if I make you late by having sex with you."

Knowing how punctual her best friend can be, Chloe pouts. "Fine."

"But let's not tell them about the pregnancy yet." The DJ says while pulling herself away from her fiancé. "I don't want any fuss before our wedding. You know how our sisters can be."

"Okay." Chloe gets off the bed too.

After a lot of kisses and vigorous pouting from the redhead, they go their separate ways to have their own bachelorette parties. Beca heads to Harvey's place to meet Harvey, Donna, Patrick, Troian, Emily, and Andre.

On the other hand, Chloe will be having her bachelorette party with the rest of the Bellas at the DJ's karaoke bar where she met Beca again around nine months ago.

They won't be sleeping together tonight. While Beca is staying in their house, Chloe will be staying at Aubrey's place. It's more to Aubrey's demand. Some stupid tradition in Beca's opinion, but it's not worth fighting her former captain for some stupid things.

---

May 9th 2026: The Morning on the Wedding Day.

Emily, Donna, Harvey, and Stephan come to Beca's place at nine in the morning. Certainly, the tiny brunette hasn't even woken up yet, because she came back from Harvey's place around two in the morning. She's sleeping on her stomach while hugging her pillow tightly, covered under a Bali sarong.

"Monkey! Wake up!" Donna shouts from the other side of the master bedroom.

Beca remains asleep. She doesn't even notice that Donna has opened up the door.

Stephan rushes in and jumps up to sit on the DJ's back. "Wake up, Bec! Wake up!"

Beca groans loudly and grunts, "Steve... You're killing me. Get up, you little monster."

The little boy giggles but doesn't get off of his godmother's back.

"It's your wedding day, Monkey. Lighten up!" Donna scolds playfully with her hands on her hips.

After groaning even louder, Beca scolds back, "Don't tell me to lighten up. I'll lighten up when... I'm light. And awake."

"Steve, get off your godmother's back." Donna tells her son softly, and Stephan complies.

Emily skips into the room and pulls the blanket away, knowing that Beca couldn't sleep without one no matter how hot the weather is.

"Why..." Beca whines. "Why... why did I invite all of you to my wedding? Which, by the way, will be held at six in the evening. It's only nine. Let me sleep some more."

"Pop, come on. You need to eat and get ready. Have you prepared your vow yet?" Emily pushes her former captain to lie on her back.

"Shit!" Beca jolts up abruptly.

"Language!" Stephan, Donna, and Emily exclaim in unison.

"I totally forgot." Beca says in panic. "Do I have to say one? Isn't saying I do enough already?"

"Breathe, Pop." Emily calmly says. "Just write it now. It'll be okay."

"Right." Beca mutters as she gets up from the bed.

After taking a shower, the DJ joins her friends in the kitchen to have breakfast. Then she starts writing her vow. She's sitting in the living room, staring at her phone with her eyebrows furrowed, trying to type something lovely for her soon to be wife. However, just like she couldn't find the inspirations for a song, Beca also can't find the right words to say for her vow.

"Tsk." Beca scratches the back of her head.

Upon seeing the frustrated look, Harvey asks, "What is it, monkey?"

Beca looks up at him and says, "I'm trying to write my vow, but I don't know what to say."

"Say that you're doing a stupid thing, and being stupid for marrying a stupid desperate woman." Harvey says nonchalantly while doing something with his iPad.

"Harvey..." Beca says tiredly.

"It's the truth." The blonde man says.

"Just help me with this." The DJ says in frustration. "You've been married. You know what to say."

Harvey sighs in annoyance and says, "Just say that you've been in love with her since forever. Say you've been waiting for this moment your whole life, that she is your one true love, that this is the best fucking decision you've ever made in your entire life."

"That's..." Beca says with an awkward grimace. "Not entirely true?" I mean, well, I... well..." Feeling more frustrated, she runs her fingers through her hair and scolds, "Come on!"

"What? Women dig that." Harvey points out. "Trust me. Besides, what she doesn't know won't hurt her. Just a couple of exaggerated lines, she'll take it as it is, and you'll get laid tonight."

Beca rolls her eyes in half-annoyance and bites, "Thanks. Very helpful."

Emily and Donna walk in with a tray of tea.

"Just tell her how you feel about her." The youngest Bella says while handing a cup of tea to her former captain. "That she's your best friend, that she's the first person who could break down your wall, that marrying her can be the start of something good. Just like you told us two months ago."

"Huh." Beca nods absentmindedly. "I guess I can do that." She grins. "Thanks, Em."

"No problemo." Emily replies before sipping her tea. "And use this." She hands her former captain a piece of paper. "You're gonna need to read it in an old fashion way. Not with your phone. Chloe is all about vintage today."

Beca simply rolls her eyes and takes the paper. After that, Beca just writes down several lines, scratching and revising her words.

"Where's our son, Donna?" Harvey asks before sipping his tea.

"Next door, playing with the Bellas' kids." Donna answers. "Bella and the twins dragged him there earlier."

"Huh." Harvey presses his lips ands absentmindedly, showing impressed look. "My boy is going places."

All of them chuckle lightly.

---

Around 01.00 PM, John and Eliza come to the house and walk into the living room.

"Mr. and Mrs. B!" Beca exclaims while putting the paper away. "It's great to see you. Come in. Have a seat. Can I get you anything?"

"I want to talk to you." John says firmly while sweeping the room with his eyes. "Privately."

"John!" Eliza scolds her husband. It's understandable, because John seems upset, and it's not polite that he didn't even introduce himself to the other people in the room.

Harvey, Donna, and Emily look at the DJ all at the same time. Even though Beca is confused because John seems upset, she tries to introduce her friends first. "Uh... Mr. and Mrs. B, these are my friends." She gestures her hand to Harvey and Donna. "They are practically my brother and sister." She points at Emily. "And I guess you know Emily. She's a Bella." Then she gestures her hand to Chloe's parents. "Harvey, Donna, they are Mr. and Mrs. Beale. Chloe's parents."

Harvey and Donna stand up to greet Chloe's parents. However, Eliza is the only one who greets them warmly.

"Harvey Specter." Harvey offers a handshake, but Eliza hugs him instead.

"Eliza. It's good to see Beca's family." Eliza says. "Thank you for taking care of Beca all this time."

"No need to thank us." Harvey says politely while breaking the hug gently. "She's our family."

"Of course." Eliza smiles and turns to hug Donna. "And very nice to see you. You must be Donna."

"I am. It's good to see you too." Donna says while patting the older woman on the back gently.

After they break the hug, Emily comes to hug Chloe's mother and says, "Hi, Mrs. B. Great to see you again."

Eliza breaks the hug and grabs the youngest Bella's face. She smiles warmly and says, "Oh, it's so good to see the aca-child. It's been so long. How are you doing, sweetie?"

"I'm good." Emily smiles.

Meanwhile, John is still staring at Beca angrily. Therefore, the DJ looks at her friends and says, "Give us a moment, please."

Harvey looks at the DJ in way that says Are you sure?

Beca simply nods lightly.

Without saying anything, Harvey, Donna, and Emily walk out of the living room. Then Chloe's parents sit on the couch in front of the brunette.

"So..." Beca starts awkwardly. "Is there something wrong?"

John is looking at the DJ angrily, and he retorts, "What made you think that you could marry my only daughter without asking my permission? And getting married in such a rush?"

"Huh?" Beca is taken aback.

"I'm so sorry, sweetie." Eliza says apologetically. "John is just upset. Giving her daughter away is hard for him. Especially since this wedding seems to happen so suddenly."

Still at lost, Beca says with her eyebrows furrowed, "It's okay. But uh... I didn't know that I should have asked your permission. Your daughter was the one who proposed. I mean, you knew that she proposed to me on her birthday, right?"

This time, it's Chloe's parents' turn to be taken aback.

"You didn't know?" The DJ is surprised. Upon seeing the look on her soon to be in laws, Beca repeats as a statement, "You didn't know."

"But she just told us a week ago." Eliza says with puzzled look. "She said you proposed two months ago, and you wanted to have the wedding as soon as possible. So, we're a bit confused."

"Eerrr..." Beca is also confused, but she tries to explain anyway. "I won't say that what I did was a marriage proposal? I mean, I..." She scratches the back of her ear. "I simply asked her if she's sure about the things that she wanted to do. And... I said I'd do it for her. And those things would be getting married, moving in together, and starting a family as soon as possible."

"Are you saying that my daughter lied to me?" John asks with dangerous tone.

"No, God no." Beca hurriedly negates. "I didn't say that. I just... I thought you knew that she proposed. So, I didn't think that I needed to ask your permission. Because... she proposed to me first." Upon seeing that the older couple are most likely confused, Beca takes a deep breath and calmly says, "I'm sorry. You are right to feel angry. It's not appropriate to marry someone's daughter without asking their permission. Especially since Chloe is your only daughter. If you're okay with it, I'd like to do it now. Well, if it's not too late for me to make it up to you."

With his arms crossed on his chest and his chin lifted up, John says, "Go ahead."

Beca gives him an appreciative smile and says, "Mr. and Mrs. Beale. You have a wonderful daughter. She's passionate, she's loving, she's caring... she's the first person who could lighten up my life. For some reasons that I don't actually know, she chose to love me and to spend the rest of her life with me. And I love her too. So... if it's okay with you, I'd like to ask your daughter's hand in marriage. And if you let me marry her, I promise; I will take care of her, the best that I can."

John loosens the crossed arms and huffs harshly before he says, "Okay then. I give you my permission. You may marry my daughter. But don't you ever hurt her."

Beca smiles and nods. "I'll do my best."

"Wait a second." Eliza says. She's still confused about the situation. Therefore, she looks at the DJ and asks, "You said that Chloe asked you to do all of this? Marrying her, starting a family, and living together as soon as possible? Is that something that you wanted to do, or you're just doing it for her?"

"Both." Beca says without any hesitation. "She asked me, and I thought... if it could make her happy, why not? So, I wanted to do it. To make her happy." Upon seeing that her soon to be mother in law isn't convinced, the DJ smiles and says, "I love your daughter, Mrs. B. I'm doing this because I wanted to. And it could make her happy. So... don't worry."

Feeling that the petite brunette is being sincere, Eliza's eyes become teary. "I'm so happy that both of you are finally getting married. Told you; time will tell the rest."

"You better take a good care of her, Mitchell." John warns with restraint voice.

With a light smile, Beca says, "I promise, Mr. B."

"Call me John." Johns says. "You're my daughter in law now. You can call me John."

Beca chuckles, "I promise, John."

"Come here, sweetie." Eliza says with tears in her eyes, and she goes to hug the DJ tightly. "I put my trust in you; that you can take care and keep my baby safe."

"I will do my best." Beca pats the older redhead gently on the back.

Then John hugs them both and kisses the top of Beca's head before he says, "I believe in you, Mitchell."

Beca breaks the hug and says, "Thank you, Mr-" Upon seeing John raising an eyebrow, the DJ corrects, "Thank you, John."

"Alright." Eliza wipes the tears in her eyes. "Let's go see our daughter, John."

"You haven't seen Chloe yet?" Beca asks in confusion.

John says, "No. We just landed, and we came here first."

"Oh." Beca nods absentmindedly.

"Just one more thing." John holds his wife back, and then looks at the DJ. "I believe my daughter had a very good reason for not telling us the whole truth. So, don't tell Chloe anything about this. I don't want her to feel upset on her wedding day."

Beca is unsure about all of this, and she herself needs some explanations. Nevertheless, she also doesn't want to upset the redhead on their wedding day, especially since Chloe is pregnant. She doesn't want anything bad happening to their baby. Therefore, with her lips pressed tightly and her eyebrows furrowed, she nods and says, "Sure. I won't mention this meeting to her."

"Good." John pats Beca's shoulder.

"We have to go." Eliza says while walking toward the front door. "John still has to rehearse how to walk Chloe down the aisle." She turns to look at her husband, and scolds, "And you better do it right. This is your only chance to walk your daughter down the aisle."

"Hmph." John nods in mocked annoyance.

Beca simply chuckles dryly. After Chloe's parents leave, the DJ just sits back down on the couch, thinking about what the older couple just told her; Chloe lied to her parents. This fact bothers her a bit, but she brushes it off and goes back to finish her vow.

Around ten minutes later, Harvey, Donna, and Emily come back into the living room.

"What did they want?" Harvey asks while sitting down on the couch.

"It's..." Beca shakes her head in confusion. "Chloe's father was angry because I didn't ask his permission to marry her daughter. I just found out that... Chloe just told her parents about this wedding a week ago, and she told them I was the one who proposed. I don't get it. Why did she lie?"

"Did Mr. and Mrs. Be know?" The youngest Bella asks cautiously. "You know, about why you stayed with Chloe in the first place?"

"No." Beca shakes her head. "When I met them on Christmas, her mom just had a feeling that I wasn't in love with her daughter yet."

"Maybe Chloe knew that if she had told her parents the whole truth, her mom would have talked her out of this wedding, and maybe even the proposal." Emily says casually. "You know Mrs. B, Pop. If Chloe had told her, she would've told Chloe to wait until you're sure."

Beca takes a couple of seconds to think, and then she sighs heavily. "I think so. Well, it's my fault anyway. I should've called them together with Chloe to tell them about our decisions. I shouldn't have let her do that alone."

"Can you stop cleaning the shit she made?" Harvey is clearly upset. "Like father, like daughter. They don't have manner. And talking about asking permission, Chloe didn't even tell us that she wanted to propose to you. I don't think it was enough shitting her the other day."

Doesn't want to create more fuss, the DJ says, "Harvey, just... let this one slide. It doesn't matter anymore. He was upset, just like any father would be on their daughters' wedding day."

"Bullshit." Harvey curses angrily.

"I'm surprised he didn't bring up the meeting we had with Chloe and about the prenup." Donna comments.

"I don't think Chloe would dare telling her parents." Emily says with an awkward grimace. "If her parents had known about how harsh you treated their daughter, this wedding wouldn't be happening. If you think Aubrey is overly protective, you haven't seen anything yet. Mr. B is very protective to Chloe. Not to mention her two older brothers. They would've forbade Chloe from marrying Beca for sure. Or... pushed Beca to cut the string with you two."

Harvey sighs heavily and shakes his head. "Unbelievable. No wonder Chloe is acting like a spoiled drama queen. She's fucking raised to be one."

On the other hand, the DJ simply sighs deeply and continues finishing her vow.

Upon seeing how defeated Beca is, Donna says to her husband, "Harvey, that's enough."

Harvey rolls his eyes in annoyance, but remains silent.

"You okay, monkey?" Donna asks worriedly.

Beca scoffs tiredly and says, "I choose to be okay. The problem has been solved. So... no use to dwell on it. It's my wedding day anyway." She folds the paper. "I'll just meditate now. Please don't come into the bedroom until I need to get ready."

"Okay." Donna says softly. When the DJ walks pass her, she holds Beca back and says, "You don't have to do this if you don't want to. I can call everything off, Monkey. You just need to tell me."

With a light smile, Beca says, "Don't. I'm fine, Donna. Some uncomfortable things will always occur unexpectedly. It doesn't mean we have to stop whatever it is that we're doing."

Donna smiles understandingly and simply kisses the DJ's forehead.

Then the petite brunette goes to her bedroom and meditates for an hour. After meditating, she feels so much better. Especially for remembering that Chloe is pregnant. Nothing can seem to bring her down every time she remembers that they'll have a baby soon.

Sometimes around 03.00 PM, Donna and Emily drag her to eat something and get ready.

---

Thirty Minutes Before The Wedding.

Around 05.30 PM, guests are starting to crowd their backyard. Beca watches them from the windows in her bedroom upstairs.

They only invited all of the Bellas and their families, Benji, the Specter family, Patrick, Troian, and of course, Chloe's whole family.

The DJ herself is wearing a white tuxedo for her wedding. In Chloe's insistence, Emily styled her Pop's hair in a long wavy formal wedding style. Beca didn't argue with that because it's just a simple thing to do.

Right now, Beca is alone in the bedroom, simply waiting for the cue for her to walk down to the backyard. Against popular beliefs, she seems calm and collected, simply standing by the window with her hands clasped on her back. Suddenly, she hears the door open, and she turns around to find out that Patrick, Troian, and Emily have walked into her bedroom all dressed up for the wedding.

"You know I can just sneak your tiny ass out of here, dude." Patrick says in all seriousness while walking toward his best friend. "I've prepared a getaway car in case you got cold feet."

Beca laughs lightly and says, "I'm afraid that time has come and gone, my friend."

Troian gasps, "Did you just quote The Day After Tomorrow?"

"I did." The DJ says smugly. "Thanks to your best friend, of course."

Patrick sighs deeply and hugs the DJ. "You look great, asshole."

"You too, jackass." Beca pats his back gently. Then she breaks the hug, and lets Troian hug her. "How's she?"

Knowing that Beca is asking about Ashley, Troian pulls away and says, "She's holding up. She's at her parents' place right now. So, don't worry about her. We're going to see her tonight right after the wedding."

Beca simply nods and asks, "So, ready to walk with me to the altar?"

Troian rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance and scoffs. "Of course. Who will cover you, and create a diversion if you change your mind halfway through the aisle?"

"I can do that." Emily chips in while walking toward her former captain to fix the suit. "And I believe Donna and Harvey have prepared something too in case you want to run away."

Beca knows that her best friends are just making sure that she's completely sure about marrying Chloe. Therefore, she simply laughs while letting her aca-child fixing her tie.

Upon seeing how relax the DJ is, Emily asks with puzzled look while brushing her shoulders, "For someone who's getting married in less than an hour, you sure seem fine."

"I am fine." Beca states casually.

"Shouldn't you be squirming on your seat?" Troian asks with narrowed eyes. "I don't know. Maybe nervous, or anxious if things will go as planned, or jumping on your seat for being too excited... well, something else than being fine. Especially after what her parents did to you this afternoon." When Beca raises an eyebrow, Troian nonchalantly says, "Harvey told us."

"Angrily." Patrick adds.

The DJ simply rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance and retorts, "Should I be feeling that way? And do you know anything about how to feel on your wedding day? None of you are married."

"Harvey!" Patrick shouts.

Harvey comes into the bedroom and asks, "What?"

"We need you to tell her how you felt on your wedding day." Patrick says.

"I was calm and collected." Harvey says nonchalantly.

Beca scoffs, "Oh, stop lying, will you? I was there. You were squirming on your seat and sweating like a jock."

"Harvey Specter squirming on his seat?" Troian teases with her eyes narrowed. "Kind of hard to believe."

The lawyer rolls his eyes and says, "I was never fond of the idea of getting married. Then I met Donna. And after years dating her, she changed my mind. On our wedding day, I was nervous if everything would go as planned. I was afraid to screw up my wedding by... saying the wrong name, or choking on my vow. I wanted to marry her so badly, and I wanted it to be perfect for both of us. So... yeah. I was kind of a bundle of nerves that day."

The others are laughing lightly. Other than Beca, never in their life have they ever seen or even thought that a Harvey Specter could squirming on his seat. Therefore, hearing a story about it is kind of satisfying.

"That is the normal things to feel on your wedding day." Patrick says matter-of-factly to his best friend.

With a light smile, Harvey looks out of the window and nonchalantly says, "But the moment she walked down the aisle, I looked into her eyes, and I just know it, you know. I know that I'll be fine. That we'll be fine. And that feeling... it was so deliberating and relieving. If I wasn't nervous as hell before, I would never feel that kind of peace Donna could bring into my life just with a look in her eyes."

"Aw..." Emily coos. "Harvey... you're so sweet. I never knew that you had it in you."

"Actually..." Beca trails her words teasingly. "Harvey cried the moment he saw Donna walked down the aisle."

The others are looking at Harvey with comical surprised look, while the lawyer himself is glaring at Beca.

Feeling a bit shy, Harvey clears his throat and says in annoyance, "Okay. Enough about me and my wedding day. So, why did you ask about how I was on my wedding day?"

"Grumpy seems too fine." Troian says matter-of-factly.

Beca scoffs, "Should I be not fine? Do you want me to get cold feet?"

"I don't know, Pop." Emily says with a slightly worried and puzzled look. "Since this morning, you seem... okay. You woke up late, and you forgot about the vow, which is just you being you like any other day. Then you faced Chloe's parents calmly, and you're not nervous at all right now... It's like... this is just another day."

"Huh." Beca tilts her head aside slightly. She's thinking about everything her friends are saying. The truth is, she feels fine. For her, it feels just like any other day. She's surprised though to find out that she's not supposed to feel fine on her wedding day. With her eyebrows slightly furrowed, she nods absentmindedly and thinks.

However, the DJ can't find any reasons to be nervous. Therefore, she scoffs and says, "Well, against my belief before, this turns out to be just another day for me. I just have to stand in front of my best friend, saying I do to a person who has been in love with me since college. There's nothing hard about it. And honestly, now that I'm thinking more about it, I don't think it's a big deal. The wedding doesn't matter, because it's just a ceremony. It's how we survive the marriage that will matter. So, I feel just fine."

"Are you sure?" Troian asks with an awkward grimace. "Usually, people are either nervous as hell, or are overly excited. But never in between, let alone just fine."

"Second that." Emily agrees with convincing look. "I've heard from Stacie. Even Chloe is a bit unsettled right now. She's afraid if anything doesn't go as planned, yet she's also overly excited to marry you. So, she's in between floating in her dress, or anxiously pacing back and forth right now. It has changed in the matter of minutes since her bachelorette party last night."

"Monkey's just faking it." Harvey states. "She's afraid we'll sneak her out of here if she shows even the slightest sign of being nervous."

Beca chuckles and says, "But I feel just fine. Honest. I don't know why. Maybe it's because..." She grins goofily. "Look. I'm gonna tell you something, but you have to keep it to yourself." She waits for the nods coming from her friends before she continues, "Chloe is pregnant. The IUI worked. And..." She sighs with a light smile on her face. "I don't think I've ever been this happy before in my life."

Everybody are surprised, and they congratulate the DJ profusely.

"I'm so happy to hear that!" Emily exclaims with happy tears in her eyes.

Harvey pulls the DJ in a hug and grunts happily, "Congrats, soon to be Mama."

After the lawyer breaks the hug, Patrick punches the DJ's arm playfully and says, "Congrats, asshole. I just hope your kid isn't as scowl faced as you are."

Beca barks out a loud laughter and says, "I'll teach them to master my signature scowled face."

Troian hugs the petite brunette, and says in mocked annoyance, "You just have to be the first one out from all of us to get married and become a parent."

While patting Troian's back gently, the DJ teases, "Yea. I did this just to get on your nerves."

Troian chuckles and says, "Congratulations, Beca. We're so happy to hear that."

"I'm gonna be unky Patrick!" Patrick exclaims excitedly.

"Unky?" Beca retorts with bored look. "Really?"

"Yep." Patrick pops the P loudly. "Unky Patrick. I will not have any of your children calling me anything other than unky Patrick."

Harvey rolls his eyes in mocked annoyance and says, "He's being serious. Even Steve calls and refers him as unky Patrick."

Then all of them laugh whole heartily. Suddenly, Donna comes in. Upon seeing the whole room are laughing, she asks in confusion, "What happened? Has Beca finally come to her senses?"

"Chloe's pregnant." Harvey says.

"Oh my God!" Donna gasps, and she hurriedly hugs the DJ. "You're going to be a mom!"

"I am!" Beca exclaims joyfully.

"Congratulations, monkey. I'm so happy to hear that." Donna says with shaky voice. She's indeed so happy to hear the news. Then she breaks the hug and grabs Beca's arms. "You're going to be an amazing mom."

"A scowled face badass one." Patrick wiggles his eyebrows.

"Damn right, I am!" The DJ smirks smugly.

After wiping the tears on the corner of her eyes, Donna says, "It's time, Monkey. Are you ready?"

Beca takes a deep breath and says, "Sure."

---

The White Wedding.

Beca walks to the backyard with Troian's arm linked with hers while Harvey and Patrick are following them from behind. On the other hand, Emily is already walking to her spot as Chloe's bridesmaid.

Everybody are certainly looking at the DJ with glimmering eyes, and she just smiles back. She stops here and there to greet Chloe's family and her friends.

"Glad that you're finally, actually, literally becoming our sister." Nate says with a huge grin.

"Just don't ever hurt my litter sister again, Mitchell." Charlie adds with a warning glare.

"Charlie." Jo warns her husband. "Stop threatening our sister in law."

"Just being a brother." Charlie reasons. But when his wife gives him a deathly glare, he says, "Fine. Sorry, Beca."

Kate hugs the DJ tightly and says, "Welcome to the family, Mitchell."

"Thanks." Beca replies.

Then Eliza takes her turn to hug Beca and asks, "How are you feeling? Nervous? Anxious?"

"I'm fine actually." The DJ says calmly. She breaks the hug and says, "I'm guessing John is next door, getting ready to walk Chloe down the aisle."

"He's crying actually." Nate states with a teasing smile.

"I bet." Beca shakes her head while smiling lightly. "I'll just go stand on my spot. Don't want my bride to go bridezilla at me on our wedding day just because I'm not standing where I'm supposed to."

"Go, go now." Eliza pushes her gently.

Then Troian links her arm with Beca's again, and they walk to the altar. When the DJ walks pass the Bellas, she simply smiles at them. They are looking at her with huge grin on their faces.

Once she's already settled in her position near Fat Amy as the officiant, Beca clasps her hands on her crotch and simply waits. Harvey, Patrick, and Troian are standing next to her silently. No more pep talk, no more jokes about her getting cold feet.

On the other side, Stacie and Emily are also standing as Chloe's bridesmaids. They are giving their petite former captain beaming smiles too, and Beca simply smiles back at them. Then the DJ looks forward.

Donna and Stephan are sitting at the front seats along with Andre; Emily's boyfriend. They are the only people sitting on Beca's side. The rest of the Bellas and their families are sitting on Chloe's side. For some reasons that she doesn't quite understand, Beca doesn't feel upset about it at all. It's not like she has so many people in her life anyway.

Then Beca catches Stephan wiggling his eyebrows playfully at her. Her godson is wearing his navy blue tux, and he is grinning from ear to ear with a box of rings in his hands. Beca winks at him, and he winks back.

A couple of minutes later, Aubrey walks out to the backyard, heading to her spot as Chloe's maid of honor. Then she says, "She's ready."

All of the guests stand up. As the Bellas start singing, Isabelle walks down the aisle slowly with a bouquet of sunflowers in her hands.

The day we met,
Frozen, I held my breath
Right from the start
I knew that I'd found a home for my heart...
... beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?

But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt
suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

A light chuckle escapes from Beca's lips. She didn't know that Chloe would use this song to walk down the aisle. Yet somehow, she understands why. As Chloe comes into the view with her arm linked to her father's, Beca looks at her and smiles. Nothing seems to be able to shake the DJ's feet at all.

I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Everybody's eyes are on the redhead. It's not surprising. Chloe is wearing a white vintage princess ball gown. It's a classic, and she looks perfect in that dress. Her red hair is as radiant as ever, curly and let down beautifully under the veil. Her blue eyes are shining ever so brightly, staring straight at her soon to be wife.

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

When she sees how calm Beca is smiling at her, Chloe's eyes lighten up even more, and she grins from ear to ear. There is this warmth, rushing in her chest, spreading to all of her being, and she just can't help it when her eyes become teary. Her longtime dream, the dream she once thought had died, is standing before her eyes, in front of their friends and family, waiting to marry her.

I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

As slowly as she can, Chloe tries to walk as they have rehearsed. She's so eager to just running down the aisle and jumping into Beca's warm embrace. Nevertheless, she's a bit weak on her knees right now, and she shakes on her feet just a little bit. Beca can see her through though, and the DJ simply chuckles lightly.

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer
One step closer

Meanwhile, Aubrey keeps stealing glances at the DJ from the corner of her eyes, expecting some kind of wanting to flight demeanor from the DJ. Unfortunately, it's not happening. Against her prediction, Beca seems settled.

I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

On the other hand, the rest of the Bellas are feeling moved. At last, their best friends who they deem so meant to be together, are finally getting married in this moment. They can see it clearly; how happiness is beaming, flowing out of Chloe endlessly. Most of them are sniffling by now, but they keep on singing softly.

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

By the end of the song, Chloe and John are already standing in front of Fat Amy. When Chloe's father gives Chloe's hand to Beca, he says with his eyes teary and his voice cracked, "Please take care of my little princess, Beca."

Still with that calm smile on her face, Beca nods and says, "I will, John."

As her hands meet the DJ's, Chloe sighs in relief and lets out a damp chuckle. She's holding Beca's hand tightly with her own strangely cold damp hands.

On the contrary, the petite brunette's hands are warm, and Beca herself simply smirks at her bride.

As the guests sit back down on the chairs, Fat Amy clears her throat.

"Dear beloved acapella nerds and family." Fat Amy starts to talk with the most serious face she could manage. "We gathered here today to witness and celebrate how these two most oblivious and dense aca-bitches, Chloe and Beca, Ginger and Captain, finally decided to live their life, mold their dreams, and build a family together. I mean, talking about 14 years of unspoken, confined, and bottled up sexual tension. Phew..."

Aubrey starts throwing deathly glares at the hilarious blonde, while everybody else just laugh. Including Beca and Chloe.

Upon seeing the glare, Fat Amy says to Aubrey, "What? It's true."

"Fat Amy." Aubrey scolds. "This is a sacred wedding ceremony. Not your stand-up comedy show."

"Alright, alright." Fat Amy rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance. "Geez... you need to chill, aca-nazi. It's not like this is your wedding."

Everybody barks out another laughter.

Aubrey on the other hand, intensifies her deathly glare at the hilarious blonde.

"Dear aca-god!" Fat Amy shakes her head, and then she looks at Stacie as she asks, "How did you tame her?"

The laughter becomes louder, and Chloe clears her throat, giving a hint to the officiant to continue.

"Oh, right." Fat Amy says sheepishly. "Sorry, Ginger. Got sidetracked. Blame Aubrey."

With a light smile on her face, Beca simply shakes her head lightly.

Then Fat Amy continues, "Like I said back in college, when we were under the reign of crazy pukegate aca-nazi at The Lodge of Falling Trees."

"Falling Leaves, Fat Amy!" Aubrey corrects fiercely, and another laughter erupts.

"Yeah, yeah. The Lodge of Falling Leaves, whatever." Fat Amy rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance. "You have to stop interrupting me, Older Capt. Or else, I'm never gonna finish."

"I'm interrupting?" Aubrey retorts defensively and in disbelief.

Stacie sighs heavily and pulls her wife back. "Babe, calm down."

"She's turning this wedding into a joke." Aubrey pouts at her wife, but Stacie simply stares back at her firmly.

However, it doesn't stop Aubrey from scolding Fat Amy again. "Do it right."

"Alright, alright!" Fat Amy seems annoyed. "Geez! Patient, aca-nazy. It's not like ginger and captain are going anywhere. They're fine with how I proceed."

It's starting to get on Chloe's nerves, and she clears her throat again.

"Oh my aca-god!" Fat Amy exclaims comically. "You're such in a rush to get under captain, aren't you ginger?" Then she looks at Beca and whispers loudly, "Hey, Shawshank. Did ginger get some last night?"

Beca glances at Chloe with a teasing smirk playing by the corner of her lips, and then she shakes her head. It earns her a deathly glare from her blushing bride, and a loud bark of laughter from the guests.

"Can we not talk about my daughter's sex life in front of me?" John whines loudly, which only making the others laughing even louder. "It's hard enough giving her away."

"John!" Eliza scolds her husband.

After the laughter unwind, Fat Amy asks in confusion, "Now, where was I?"

Emily leans closer to the hilarious blonde and whispers, "You were talking about Beca and Chloe in retreat."

"Yeah right." Fat Amy nods with comical grin. "I was going to say that you are Beca and Chloe, together you're bloe. And those aca-bitches still owe me and CR 20 dollars each. Pay up, bitches! I need money to celebrate my moving to LA!"

Aubrey slaps her forehead, and Chloe exhales tiredly at the same time. The redhead doesn't mind the joke. But she's getting impatient. She wants to be married to Beca as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Beca isn't bothered at all. She even thinks that it's hilarious, and it's good to see the guests laughing. However, upon seeing that Chloe has become a bit upset, Beca looks at Fat Amy and calmly calls, "Patricia."

The mention of her real name takes Fat Amy by surprise. She knows that it's a soft warning; she has to proceed accordingly. "Sir, yes sir!" She salutes Beca, and then she takes a deep breath before she continues. "All I'm trying to say is that, if your love can survive ten years of separation, then you can survive everything throughout your life together. Including when crocodiles and dingos are trying to take over the world."

This time, Chloe looks at the hilarious blonde with dumbfounded look.

"What?" Fat Amy says defensively. "It's true. Just wait and see. Good for all of us, I have several experiences in strangling them." She demonstrates some of kungfu moves with invisible nun-chucks.

The guests are laughing so hard by now. Even Beca has to bite her bottom lip to suppress her laughter while her bride is pouting.

After the laughter unwind, there is a moment of silent, and everybody seems to be confused of why Fat Amy doesn't say anything.

Eventually, Fat Amy asks with a complete puzzled look, "What's next?"

Aubrey rolls her eyes in full annoyance and firmly says, "The vow, Fat Amy."

"Yeah, right." Fat Amy hurriedly says. "Of course. The vow. I remember that. Shawshank, you go first."

With a light smile, Beca holds up Chloe's hands and kisses them. Chloe's eyes light up instantly, and the pout on her face turns into a face splitting grin. Then the DJ pulls out a note from her left chest's pocket and starts reading it.

"Chloe Elizabeth Beale." The DJ says softly, stealing a glance at her bride before looking back at the paper again. "You are my first best friend; my first love; and in a couple of minutes, you will become my first wife." She's joking of course, and everybody laugh. When she sees Chloe's eye widen, Beca calmly says, "The first wife that I know will be my last."

Chloe's bright beaming smile comes back, and the petite brunette continues reading, "You have broken down my wall, loved me for so long, and waited for me for half of your life. And for that..." She sighs and looks at her bride, still with that light smile on her face. "I'm truly thankful. I love you, Chlo."

Chloe's eyes become teary, but she doesn't interrupt.

Then Beca reads the note again while looking up at her bride from time to time. "You are my best friend. You have always been, and you will always be. There is nothing I wouldn't do for you. From now on, for the rest of our lives, for as long as I may live, I promise; no matter what comes our way, you can always count on me, and you can always find a friend in me." She folds the note and puts it back into her pocket before taking Chloe's hands in hers again. "With your hands in mine, I'd like to be proven wrong that, the happy ending I used to laugh at truly exists. With your hands in mine, I believe that... this could be the start of something good for both of us."

"Now how can I beat that?" Chloe says with a high pitch restraint voice. She's moved by the vow, and she's nearly crying. She can't fight they urge anymore, so she leans toward the DJ for a kiss. However, her lips meet Fat Amy's palm instead, and the redhead pulls back abruptly. "Fat Amy." She scolds in disbelief. "Why would you do that?"

"Still not the time, Ginger." Fat Amy says in all seriousness. "I haven't said that you can kiss Shawshank yet."

Chloe rolls her eyes in annoyance, but she says nothing. On the other hand, Beca simply chuckles and kisses the redhead's hands again. She's feeling light because although the vow isn't filled with cheesy lines, it's sincere.

"Your turn, Ginger." Fat Amy says.

With a smile so bright, Chloe looks straight into Beca's eyes and says with her angelic voice, "Beca Stephanie Mitchell. Never in my life have I ever loved someone the way I do with you. A love that could survive time and distance; a love that stood strong through all of the obstacles; a love so true that ten years of separation still brought us together eventually; and a love that is so stubborn and it needed a little push to be realized."

Knowing that the last part is about her, Beca chuckles lightly, making her bride smiles even more brightly.

"I'm completely and helplessly in love with you, Becs." Chloe says ever so softly with her eyes teary. "You are my one and only. There's nobody I've ever wanted and loved more than you. You, Beca Mitchell, are my happily ever after. And I promise you that I will stay in love with you, make you the happiest you've ever been, and be faithful to you for eternity."

"I know." Beca smiles softly.

"The rings, please!" Fat Amy exclaims loudly.

Stephan is startled, but he stands up and walks to the altar. With toothy grin, he opens the box in front of the couple.

"Thanks, little man." Beca says while taking a ring into her hand. Then she looks at Chloe, smiling as she pushes the ring into the redhead's finger.

It's Chloe's turn now. With her hand a bit shaky, she takes the ring and holds Beca's left hand up. She's taken aback to see that the black ice carbide ring is still on it. She stares at Beca with questioning look, but the DJ just looks back at her in confusion. It seems like Beca doesn't have any idea of why Chloe is staring at her that way.

Doesn't want to repeat the last incident of taking off that black ring, Chloe simply takes a deep breath and pushes their wedding ring in anyway. Now there are two rings on Beca's left ring finger.

As soon as the rings are already on, Fat Amy says, "By the power vested in me-"

"Fat Amy! The I do's!" Aubrey says in disbelief.

"Oh right." Fat Amy says. "So sorry. Let's make it quick then. Do you, Chloe Ginger Beale, take Beca Captain Mitchell as your wife, in sickness and health, to comfort and honor her, and to be faithful to her for as long as you may live, which is a very long time. Because you know, you're a ginger."

Chloe smiles fondly, looking straight into Beca's eyes and chimes boldly, "I do."

Fat Amy turns to look at Beca and says, "Shawshank, do you take Chloe Ginger Beale as your wife, in sickness and health, to comfort and honor her, and to be faithful to her for as long as you may live?"

Still with that same light smile, Beca opens her mouth to give her answer. However, the words are stuck on the tip of her tongue. Looking confused, she closes her mouth as she diverts her eyes away from her bride down to her feet.

Everybody else are also looking at the DJ in confusion. Nevertheless, nobody says anything at all. It seems like everything is frozen up, and not even the sound of people breathing can be heard.

Chloe is staring at Beca anxiously, but the DJ herself isn't looking at her bride. Beca doesn't know why she couldn't say it, but she doesn't have time to analyze. Therefore, she closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, feeling the warm air flowing into her lungs slowly. As she blows out the air through her mouth slowly, she looks up and fixes her eyes on Chloe's bright blue ones. A smile appears on her face instantly.

Upon seeing that smile, everybody sigh in relief, but not with Chloe. The waiting isn't over yet. Not until Beca says those two words to seal their marriage. Fortunately, the redhead doesn't have to wait long.

Still with her eyes fixed on Chloe's and a light smile on her face, Beca nods and firmly says, "I do."

Chloe sighs in relief and smiles.

Beca simply holds the redhead's hands even tighter as if telling her that everything is fine.

"Alright!" Fat Amy says loudly. "By the pow- Oh I almost forgot."

All of the guests and the couple are staring at the hilarious blonde with puzzled look.

"If any of you has any reasons why these two should not be married, well, you can suck it up. Nobody wants to hear that." Fat Amy says with straight face.

Everybody laugh, even Aubrey and Chloe are laughing lightly for the funny remarks. Beca simply shakes her head comically.

After the laughter unwind, Fat Amy continues, "By the power vested in me, I pronounce you wife and wife. Captain, you may kiss ginger now."

Just as Beca leans forward to kiss her bride, Fat Amy adds playfully, "But let's keep it PG 13, Cap. We've got kids around."

"Fat Amy!" Aubrey scolds impatiently.

Beca simply rolls her eyes and wraps her arms around Chloe's waist. They meet halfway for their first kiss as a marriage couple.

Chloe slides her hands to hold the back of Beca's head. While kissing her now wife, she just can't help herself but crying. She's so relieved that Beca is finally and completely hers.

They keep the kiss light and gentle. Then the DJ breaks the kiss and wipes the tears on Chloe's face with her thumbs. "Don't cry." She softly says. "It's our wedding day. No crying today."

Chloe lets out a damp chuckle and says with shaky voice, "I just... I'm so relieved; so, so happy that you're finally mine. All mine."

"I am." Beca says before she kissed her wife's forehead.

Everybody cheer loudly, throwing flowers, sand, rice, and in Fat Amy's case, a lot of candies and sweets.

Hand in hand, the newly married couple head toward their friends and family. They are being hugged, patted, and kissed on the cheeks by the rest of the Bellas.

Definitely, almost all of them are shedding tears. Well, not with Beca anyway. When the Bellas are congratulating her while crying, she retorts, "What is it with wedding and crying? Isn't it supposed to be a happy time?"

While wiping the tears on her face, Chloe chuckles and says, "It is, Babe. We're crying happy tears. All of our friends and family are so happy to see us finally tied the knot."

"Huh." Beca looks at Harvey, Donna, Patrick, and Troian. None of them is crying. They are laughing at something Harvey just said. Therefore, she simply smiles, shaking her head as she thinks to herself, "Not always the case."

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the emotions and cheerful chattering from all of the Bellas, Beca whispers to Chloe, "Chlo, I'll go talk to my friends over there."

"Why?" Chloe pouts. "I don't want to let go of your hand tonight."

Beca smiles and softly says, "You have the rest of your life to hold my hand. I just want to check on them."

"Fine." The redhead frowns with childlike look.

After kissing her wife's cheek, Beca walks to her friends. As she stands next to them, Patrick spreads his arms as if showing off his best friend from head to toes overdramatically. "The bride!"

While the others are laughing, Beca rolls her eyes in mocked annoyance. But a light tug of smile is playing by the corner of her lips. This feels like how a wedding is supposed to be for her. No tears, just laughter.

Patrick holds his fiancé's hands and mocks an overdramatic romantic look, "With your hands in mine... I will ask you to make me sandwiches in the kitchen for the rest of our lives."

Along with the others, Beca barks out a loud laughter and punches Patrick on his shoulder playfully. "Jerk."

"Great vow, monkey." Harvey states. "And you're welcome."

"You didn't help at all, asshole." Beca scolds playfully.

"Congratulations, monkey." Donna hugs the DJ tightly.

"Thanks." Beca pats her PA's back gently. After they break the hug, the petite brunette asks, "Where's my godson?"

"Over there." Donna points at the corner of the backyard. "Playing with the other kids."

With curious look, Harvey says, "I've got to say. For someone who has Aubrey as her mother, Isabelle turns out to be a very sweet kid."

"Yeah." Beca nods with approving look. "I'm wondering too. I think smurfette got most of her personality from the sperm donor and Stacie. And for that, we should be celebrating."

Everybody laugh again. Not long after, they go to their seats to have dinner. Around the main table, there are Beca, Chloe, and Chloe's family. Harvey, Donna, Patrick, and Troian are at the same table with Emily and Andre. The rest of the Bellas split into two tables with their spouses plus Benji, and the kids have their own tables.

It seems like everything is going so well, everybody are laughing, and the redheaded bride is shining ever so brightly. Apparently, her mother can see that. With a knowing look, Eliza says, "I think you have more good news to tell us, Chloe."

Fully knowing what her mother is talking about, the redhead pretends to be oblivious and retorts, "What?"

With a knowing smile, Eliza says, "I'm a mother of three children, sweetie. I think I can tell if my only daughter is pregnant. I've been watching you since I arrived. You're glowing."

Other than Beca, everybody else gasp at the same time and look at the couple as if asking for a confirmation.

Chloe grins from ear to ear, and she looks at Beca, asking for a permission to tell her family about the pregnancy. Beca simply takes her bride's hand in hers and nods. Then Chloe turns to look at her parents and whispers, "We're pregnant."

Nate exclaims loudly, "Cong-!"

"Ssstt..." Chloe stops her brother. "We're still keeping it a secret."

"Why?" Her family ask in unison.

"It's still too early." Chloe patiently explains. "So, we want to wait at least until 12 weeks to tell the Bellas."

Since they can't be loud, one by one, Chloe's family stand up to hug the redhead and congratulate her quietly.

When desserts come out, Aubrey stands up and hits her champagne glass gently. "Attention everyone." She says with a sweet smile. "As the maid of honor, I'd like to give my toast."

Everybody become silent and look at Aubrey all at once.

"Chloe and I..." Aubrey looks at her best friend fondly. "We've been friends since forever. We were there for each other in every ups and every downs. She, is my other half. And today, I'm so happy that she finally got the one dream she has always striven for; marrying the love of her life. It's just so unfortunate for her that that person is the undeserving Beca Mitchell." She pauses to let the guests laugh at her wrapped-in-a joke insult.

Other than CR and Stacie who just chuckle dryly, Chloe's family and half of the Bellas laugh, thinking that it was a plain joke.

On the contrary, the people from Beca's side and Emily are staring at Aubrey in disbelief and with upset look.

Meanwhile, Chloe grabs Beca's hand and smiles apologetically.

Beca simply smiles calmly in return at her bride. Whatever Aubrey said and will say about her; good or bad, she has decided that she would make it insignificant in her life. Well, not with the people who care about her apparently.

"Is that supposed to be a fucking joke?" Harvey asks coldly and loudly.

"It is." Aubrey says, pretending to be nonchalant. Clearly, she's still angry for getting fired, and the person she's blaming is Beca.

"Then why I don't find it fucking funny?" Harvey retorts.

"Chill, man." Nate says firmly.

Sensing the tension is raising, Beca nonchalantly says, "It's okay, Harv. Posen loves to joke. As unfunny as she is. Just let her proceed."

Harvey keeps his cold staring at Aubrey and crosses his arms on his chest.

"As I said," Aubrey puts on her sweet smile again. "It was joke. Now that my best friend is finally married to Beca. I can't be happier for her. I've been there from the very beginning. I've seen how Chloe fell in love head over heels with Beca since the activities fair around 15 years ago. The way she loves Beca, it's what people usually called true love."

"Aw..." Half of the Bellas coo.

Aubrey gives her sisters a teary smile and continues, "I'm so happy that this moment finally arrived for my bestest friend; my sister. I just hope that after everything Chloe's been through, from now on, Beca will take care of her, love her, and keep all of the promises she made for Chloe; until death do them part." She raises her glass. "For Chloe and Beca."

"For Chloe and Beca." The Bellas, the Trebles, and Chloe's family cheer loudly.

Harvey, Donna, Patrick, Troian, and Emily simply drink their liquors without saying anything. They're upset that Aubrey still used her toast to burn Beca. For them, it's so inappropriate and unacceptable.

"Whew..." Andre says to his girlfriend with an awkward grimace. "Aubrey is... well, sorry, Babe. I know she's a Bella, and one of your sisters. But she's not nice. That toast was not cool. It was all about Chloe; about Beca has to do everything for Chloe. I mean, if she's only Chloe's best friend and isn't close to Beca, it's understandable. But isn't Beca also a Bella?"

"I know." Emily rolls her eyes in annoyance. "And she burned Pop in her way."

"She's so fucking hateful." Troian says.

"I fucking hate her." Patrick adds.

"I'd never wanted to choke a bitch to death so badly until I met her." Donna says.

"Don't worry." Harvey says coldly. "With those attitudes that cost her the job in our company, no one will ever take her as an employee, or use her in any cases anymore. Her career as a lawyer is over. That's the karma for messing with the wrong Mitchell."

Emily is taken aback, but before she can say anything, Patrick already asks, "Harv, will you still give your toast?"

"Of course." Harvey responds.

"Payback." Patrick smirks.

"Don't." Donna says as she looks at Beca. The DJ is smiling and laughing with Chloe's family. "Look at monkey. She's happy, Love. And I know that she's most likely happy about the pregnancy, but we will not ruin her wedding just because someone else is trying to. We will not go that low. She needs our supports. She doesn't need us to defend her for a stupid thing, done by a stupid person. She could've done that by herself if she wanted to."

Upon realizing Beca doesn't seem to be bothered by the roasting toast, Harvey sighs in annoyance and says, "Fine."

"It sucks to act like adults." Patrick says just as annoyed.

"Donna is right." Troian warns her fiancé softly. "We will be adults. Besides, Aubrey is so not worth it."

"Second that." Emily comments.

Harvey takes a deep breath and stands up. He hits the champagne glass gently and says, "It's time for the best man to give a toast."

Everybody look at the lawyer all at once, and he says, "I've known Beca for more than a decade now. From the moment I met her, I knew she was going to be a hard pain in the ass."

A loud laughter erupts, and Beca bites playfully, "Thanks, Harvey."

Harvey smirks and continues, "But she's also something else. I don't know what it is for sure, but it made me stay. For years, I've seen how she has grown from a stubborn annoying late teenager, into a slightly less stubborn annoying adult."

People laugh again, including the DJ herself.

"That wasn't a joke." Harvey points out, but then his eyes turn soft as he says, "But she's the stubborn annoying hard pain in the ass that I care like a sister. For my wife and me, she's family. We, will always have her back. Today, she has taken another step in her life; a step that she took very seriously, considering all of the responsibilities. And I have no doubt that she will do her best. She has grown even more mature." He looks at Beca. "You listen close because I'm only going to say this once." He feels the heat on his cheeks when he says, "I'm so proud of you, Monkey."

Feeling moved, Beca clears her throat and says, "Thanks, Harv."

Also feeling moved, Harvey simply nods with his jaw clenched, and then he clears his throat before looking at Chloe. "And for the bride; Chloe. My wife and I met you for the first time almost six months ago. And frankly, we don't know much about you other than from what Beca and Emily have told us. But one thing is clear; we clearly have our differences in our ways in loving Beca. Nevertheless, I can assure you..." He pauses for a second. "Since Beca has made the decision to marry you, we'll support that decision. And I hope that the two of you will only become better at loving each other, and do your best to keep your vows to each other. I really wish that... this wedding would be the start of something good for both of you. Like Beca said in her vow. Welcome to our family, Chloe Beale." He raises his glass. "For Beca, Chloe, and their start of something good."

"For Beca and Chloe!" Everybody cheer.

As Harvey sits back down, Donna grabs his hand and says, "I'm so proud of you."

"Of course. I'm amazing." Harvey smirks smugly, and everyone at their table laugh lightly.

Around 09.00 PM, suddenly a group of men walks out to the backyard with some music instruments.

"Boyce Avenue?!" Jessica and Ashley exclaim at the same time.

Most of the guests are excited to see the group, and they are staring adoringly to the three men.

The group simply smile and walk to Beca. The DJ stands up and fist bumps one of them "Alejandro, my man!"

"Congrats, dude." The man named Alejandro says.

"Daniel, Fabian." Beca fist bumps each men.

"Congrats, little one." Daniel grins.

"Where's the bride?" Fabian asks. "I want to know what is wrong with her for marrying you."

Beca barks out a loud laughter and says, "Asshole." Then she offers her hand to Chloe, and Chloe takes it while standing up. "This is my bride." She looks at Chloe. "Chlo, you know who they are."

"Very nice to meet all of you in person." Chloe shakes their hands.

"Damnit, Mitchell." Alejandro says. "Where did you find her? And why did she say yes? Did you threaten her?"

Beca laughs again while Chloe hugs her from aside and cheerfully says, "I found her. Time and time again, I always found my way back to her." She nuzzles her nose onto Beca's cheek. "Lucky me, right?"

"Yea. Lucky you." The DJ smiles at her bride.

The three men laugh lightly, and Daniel says, "She's a keeper. Don't ever let her go, Mitchell."

"Sure." The DJ says. "Are you ready?"

"Just let us set this first." Fabian says while pointing the music instruments.

"Okay." Beca says.

Once Boyce Avenue has walked away, Chloe asks, "Why are they here, Babe? You said no artists."

"It's a surprise." Beca smirks. "For my bride."

"What surprise?" Chloe asks excitedly.

"You'll see in a second." The DJ says.

Chloe simply looks at her wife with an intrigued smile on her face. Around ten minutes later, Emily goes to stand behind the mic and says, "I think we know what time is this. Do you know what time is this, Fat Amy?"

"Twenty four pass nine?" The hilarious blonde answers unsurely.

"Nope." Emily pops the P. "It's time for the first dance. Please welcome, Beca and Chloe for their first dance as a married couple!"

Chloe is surprised, and she turns to look at her wife with wide glimmering eyes.

"May I have the honor, wife?" Beca offers her hand.

Feeling swoon, the redhead takes Beca's hand, and the DJ pulls her wife to the center of the yard. As the brunette puts her hands on Chloe's waist, an intro from a familiar song comes up.

"Just The Way You Are?" Chloe asks in comic surprise.

"Yep." Beca smirks. "The night we sang in the pool, I couldn't take my eyes off of you."

"Baby..." Chloe coos with her eyes teary.

"Let's have our first dance, Beale." The DJ says softly, and she sways slowly along with the music.

Oh her eyes, her eyes,
make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair,
falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful,
and I'll tell her every day

Yeah, I know, I know
when I compliment her she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say

After spending the first verse staring into Beca's steely blue eyes, Chloe softly says, "It's Chloe Mitchell now."

"You're taking my last name?" The DJ grins.

"We're married, Baby." Chloe says while brushing her nose onto Beca's. "I'm your wife now. And I want to put your name next to mine for the rest of my life."

Beca simply chuckles lightly and nods.

When I see your face,
there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing,
just the way you are

And when you smile,
the whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing,
just the way you are,

"Are you sure you don't want peanut to have Beale as their last name?" Beca asks. "Or we can just hyphenated our last name. Mitchell-Beale, or Beale-Mitchell."

Chloe cringes and says, "No. Only Mitchell is fine. Hyphenated name is just too long, and peanut will have too many words only for a name. Besides, Nate and Charlie have already covered to prolong the Beale's family name. We need more Mitchell."

Upon finding out that her kid will have her last name, Beca is over the moon. With a goofy grin, she says, "Then Peanut Munchkin Mitchell they shall be."

Chloe laughs lightly and kisses Beca chastely on the lips before she says, "Babe... there's no way I'll let you name our baby peanut munchkin."

"Why not?" Beca mocks an offended look. "It's simple, it's badass yet also cute like you said, not to mention very original."

"You're adorable." Chloe says fondly.

"Adorably badass you mean." Beca puffs her nose smugly.

Her lips, her lips,
I could kiss them all day if she let me,
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy.
She's so beautiful,
And I tell her every day.

Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change.
If perfect's what you're searching for,
Then just stay the same.
So, don't even bother asking, If you look okay;
You know I'll say

Feeling so warm and light, Chloe rests her forehead on Beca's gently. Then Beca sings the rest of the song along softly with her eyes closed.

When I see your face,
there's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing,
Just the way you are

And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing,
Just the way you are,

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

When the song ends, Beca doesn't pull away immediately. She kisses Chloe gently on the lips and says, "I love you, Mrs. Mitchell."

"I love you too, Mrs. Mitchell." Chloe replies with a huge grin on her face and her eyes teary.

Suddenly, Beca feels a light tap on the back of her shoulder. As she turns around, Chloe's father asks, "May I dance with my daughter?"

"Of course." Beca smiles while giving Chloe's hand to the old man.

Then the DJ goes to her friends' table and sits with them.

"You invited Boyce Avenue?" Patrick asks comically.

"I did." Beca wiggles her eyebrows.

"What did you offer in return for them to shut their mouths about this wedding?" Harvey asks.

"Nothing. We're close." The DJ says before sipping a glass of iced tea. "But I did offer them a couple of my unproduced songs. You know, just to be sure."

"Smart move." Troian says.

Beca simply smirks smugly.

"You seem so happy, Monkey." Donna says softly.

The DJ turns to look at her wife who's dancing with John, and then she smiles as she says, "I am. Do you guys remember the maybe's Aubrey told me at the hospital?"

"U huh."

"Sure."

"Yeah."

"Of course."

"I'm starting to see it coming true now." Beca says contentedly. "Especially since Chloe and I are expecting. We'll make this work."

Donna grabs the DJ's hand and softly says, "We're glad that you're happy."

"Thanks." Beca smiles at her friends.

Then they simply talk about Beca's plan for the honeymoon. Meanwhile, Chloe is dancing with so many people. She has danced with her father, her brothers, Bumper, and Donald. Right now, she's dancing with Benji. Even so, she keeps stealing glances at her wife. She's a bit confused that Beca doesn't go to the Bellas' tables at all.

Soon after that thought came across the redhead's mind, Flo shouts, "Beca! Come over here!"

With a tight-lipped smile, the DJ stands up and mutters to her friends, "Got to go. Don't want to piss anybody off tonight."

Her friends simply shake their heads with a knowing smile on their faces.

As she arrives at the Bella's table, Beca smiles and says, "Hey. I can see that all of you are having fun. Where are the kids?"

"In the house with their nannies." Stacie explains.

Beca simply nods absentmindedly.

"How does it feel to be married, Shawshank?" Fat Amy slurs, and she's clearly so drunk.

"You mean in the first four hours?" The DJ teases. "It's going great so far."

"I still can't believe that you and Chloe are already married!" Flo exclaims excitedly.

With a light smile, Beca says, "Seeing is believing."

"Promise us that you will never let us down again, Captain." Jessica says, and her wife adds, "Especially Chloe."

Emily automatically squeezes her former captain's shoulder, afraid if Beca becomes upset. Fortunately, the DJ seems to take it easily.

"I thought I only need to make promises to my wife." Beca says nonchalantly. "Didn't know that all of you are included in that package."

CR, who already got the whole explanation from Stacie and Emily, hurriedly backs up her former captain. "It's true. You and Chloe have made promises to each other. You don't owe us anything, Capt. All we want is for the two of you to be happy."

"Of course they're happy." Flo says with a manner that says duh. "Fat Amy's already said it. They're Beca and Chloe; together they're bloe."

"And they have blown our minds with their long lasting love." Lily says in barely a whisper.

While staring at Beca firmly, Aubrey smugly says, "I've told you, guys. Beca would stay with Chloe. I told you I would make that happen."

Beca simply ignores her former captain, but Emily eyes Stacie subtly. Well, even though without the youngest Bella giving her a hint, Stacie already knows that she has to stop her wife from bringing everybody down. Therefore, she asks Aubrey, "Babe, do you mind getting me another drink? I'm too tipsy."

"Of course." Aubrey kisses her wife's lips chastely and walks away.

Trying to ease the tension, Bumper wiggles his eyebrows and teases, "Ready for the first night with your wife, Mitchell? I can teach you one thing or two."

Beca chuckles lightly and says, "Thank you. But I think I've got it covered."

"We want details." Fat Amy slurs.

"What the hell is wrong with you two?" Donald retorts in disbelief to the hilarious couple. "It's private."

"Hey!" Bumper mocks offended look. "I shared you mine."

"And it's disgusting." Donald points out. "That's why I'm trying to spare Beca from having a horrifying nightmare."

Everybody laugh all together. After a little chit and chat with the Bellas, Beca feels like she needs to give her introverted self a break. Therefore, she excuses herself and goes back to her table. She's alone there since Chloe is still dancing with Stephan now, and the redhead's families are also on the dance floor.

She loosens the tie and sighs in relief. Then she simply looks up at the sky without thinking about anything at all. Since it's nearly summer, the sky is clear, and it brings a fond smile on her face. One time or two, she just sips her iced tea slowly.

Ten minutes later, Chloe jumps onto her wife's laps. "Babe!"

It's unexpected, but Beca automatically holds her wife by the waist with one arm, and rubs Chloe's stomach with her other hand. "Careful, Chlo." She says worriedly. "You're carrying a tiny human now."

Chloe chuckles and says, "Don't worry, Babe. If our peanut is as badass as her Mama, she'll be fine."

With a worried smile, Beca shakes her head and says, "Still, you need to carry yourself more carefully from now on."

Chloe slips one arm to the back of Beca's shoulders, and use her other hand to pinch her wife's cheek playfully. "I will, over protective wife."

Beca simply chuckles.

After sipping Beca's iced tea, Chloe says, "You're missing all the fun."

"You have done it for my part too." The DJ says nonchalantly. "Besides, don't want to steal the thunder from the bride."

"Technically, you're a bride too, Baby Boo. Just in a suit." Chloe says casually, and the she trails her index finger down Beca's throat and seductively says, "The one that I prefer to rip off A.S.A.P."

"I bet." The DJ smirks smugly. Then she rubs Chloe's stomach gently and says, "Let's go see Doctor Montgomery first thing in the morning to have an ultrasound."

Seeing how eager Beca is about the pregnancy, Chloe giggles and teases, "So soon, Mrs. Mitchell? I thought we'd be doing our first morning sex as a married couple first thing in the morning."

Beca barks out a loud laughter and replies, "You and your dirty, dirty mind, Beale."

"Mitchell." Chloe pouts, earning another bark of laughter from the tiny brunette.

After the laughter unwind, the DJ asks, "Hey, where do you want to go for our honeymoon?"

"I still haven't thought about it yet." Chloe says. "How about you? Any place you want to go with me?"

While rubbing Chloe's stomach absentmindedly, Beca says, "I'm thinking that we can do a meditation retreat for couples. It's a two weeks program of full mindfulness activities. I think it'll be good for your pregnancy."

"Hmmm..." Chloe purses her lips, nodding absentmindedly while considering the idea. Eventually, she says, "I like that idea. When are we going?"

"How about a couple of days after MTV Awards?" Beca offers.

"And when is it?"

"The MTV awards will be on Wednesday, May 13th. So... the Monday after that?"

"Okay." Chloe says. "I will give my unpaid leave's notification to the school on next Monday then."

"Great." Beca says before she kisses Chloe's lips chastely. "I love you, wife."

"I love you too, Baby boo."

Then Beca leans slightly downward to look at Chloe's stomach. "I love you, peanut. You be good in there, okay?"

Chloe giggles and says, "You, are the most charming badass, Babe."

"I am." The DJ smirks smugly.

By the end of the night, Troian, Patrick, and Emily go to Anaheim to see Ashley, and the rest of the Bellas stay at a hotel along with Chloe's family. Aubrey and Stacie stay in their own house certainly.

The newly married couple... well, you know what happen. I don't need to tell you that Beca gives Chloe a foot massage because the high heels almost killed the redhead's feet. I think that's what every women get after their wedding party; sore feet from wearing seven inches high heels.

After that, of course they make love. No doubt about that. Fin.

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Now, at the beginning of this chapter, I promised some explanations. Here it is. This chapter could be the end. For the people who have had enough and just can't take anymore dark and twisty, this chapter could be your last stop. But for those who still have so many unanswered questions, who can't help it but keep reading no matter how hard it's been, or who actually enjoy this story, you can proceed to the next part: Life of Beca Mitchell (The Sequel).

The thing you can expect in the sequel is more dark and twisty plots ultimately. For the main characters; Chloe will find out about the reason Beca chose her from an unexpected person, Beca will find out that Ashley was there for her on the night she had a night terror, Ashley will find her happy ending eventually, and Emily will get married. Then Emily and Aubrey will have their very well deserved fight, Stacie and Aubrey will be on the edge of separation, and so many, many other untied knots. There will be some new characters too. Every single piece will be done in a slow painful burn with just a little touch of fluff. But I can assure you, down the road, the sun is shining. I quoted it from One Day You Will by Lady Antebellum.

Told you. We still have a long way to go, and I still have so many chapters up my sleeves. So... for you who can't take it anymore, I guess this is a goodbye. Thank you for staying for so long even though it was hard :)

For you who will stay, thank you for being strong. We will start the first chapter of the sequel with the MTV Awards (remember the song Katy Perry asked Beca to write?), Chloe's pregnancy, Patrick's wedding with Troian, and the birth of Peanut Munchkin Mitchell.

Until then, sit tight, relax, and make good choices. Thank you for reading :)